Take the time now and plan your final farewell
Death seems to be the hardest word…
In communities where cultural or religious traditions are strong, people don’t worry about their funeral.
They know that when the time comes those closest to them will know what to do – custom and duty will see to it that things are done properly.
This eliminates choice, but it also eliminates faffing.
In communities where traditions have been left behind, dying people have no such assurance.
When death happens, unless they have been told, those closest to them won’t necessarily have a clue what to do.
If those closest to you do not know how you want to be cared for you as you lie dying and, afterwards, how you would like your body to be cared for and disposed of, you will need to tell them.
Making a plan for your funeral is, understandably, something we never really want to get round to.
Dying for most of us is going to be not a sudden event but a lengthy process.
Here is our guide to planning your final farewell to help ease a little of the burden for your loved ones.
Time to put your affairs in order.
How you are looked after in your last days.
●Who will speak and act for you when you can no longer do so for yourself. ●Where you die. ●The way you die. ●Whether or not your organs are recycled. ●How your body will be cared for or to whom it will be donated.
●How your body will be disposed of (burial or cremation).
●Who you would like to be told that you are dead.
●Your funeral ceremony.