Welcome - personal message.
Dear Friends,
A few years ago I was called upon to help people I knew. A couple of my friends were going through cancer and death, and my husband had become quite disabled by Parkinson’s. I also took on nursing as a second career, and I found myself in the position of helping many people at end-of-life. I felt I needed to have more equanimity with death in order to help them more effectively.
I have had a regular meditation practice for years. When another one of my friends was diagnosed with cancer, I added Therevaden death meditations to my repertoire. I also helped to start a Death Cafe in my small town and started reading about death and dying. Also, I began attending small reading and discussion groups on death and dying.
One common theme I noticed in groups of people talking about death is that they wished they had known to ask about wishes about practical things, and they wished they'd known more about their loved one in general.
So I started putting these questions together, and a small group of us formed, people who were interested in what I was putting together, and we called ourselves "The Death Preppers." We went through these questions and practices, and had a lot of fun. I have used these questions and this workbook on many people at and of life. It has helped with my own equanimity, and it has helped dying people get their needs and wishes met during this very important time.
Marcie Vallette
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Re: Exit Interview Vermont – I am speaking only for myself, not on behalf of any organization.
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