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Haliburton Hosts a Death Café

2/15/2017

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“What on earth is a Death Café?” I’ve been asked that question more than once.
The answer from the website is simple:

   At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea
and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a
view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'. A Death Cafe is
a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes.
It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session
.

On January 25th, 2017, Haliburton Ontario hosted their first Death Café at a wonderful place called “Baked and Battered.” Do people want to talk about death? Are they curious? I think so, because over 36 people showed up and it was standing room only. Who knew! I believe that many people want or need to talk, they just don’t know where to go.

Louise told me after that she got a lot out of it. She shared her personal story with me:

It’s a conversation that’s hard to have for a variety of reasons. We lost our daughter suddenly. I hugged her at 11:30 pm and by 6:30 am she had died. And you are just not
ready for that. My grandchildren saw her and experienced the 911 people coming and everything. We had to learn to talk about it quickly and we still do.
But even with having gone through this, we haven’t figured things out with our other daughter. So that was an ‘aha moment’ for me today.


I said to Louise: “I applaud you for being here and for bringing the conversation
​into your family and now you will take the next step.”

My mission is to bring death out of the darkness, into our conversations and to empower
one another. It’s no wonder I love the Death Café concept and I am grateful to
Jon Underwood for creating this international movement. Have a look at the website.
Would you like to have these conversations? Would you like to host your own Death Café?

The only way to diffuse our fear and not be scared to death of death
is to have “The Talk” and just keep talking!!


www.deathcafe.com
8 Comments
Claudette link
2/16/2017 08:37:23 am

Good reminder....very needed in our society. Thank you .

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Yvonne
2/16/2017 10:53:43 am

The more we talk, the less we fear. That is what I have found and so have many others!

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Denise
2/16/2017 09:16:23 am

Sounds like a good turn out. Yes, people want to talk about it. I was at death's door with my husband Joe on Sunday morning. He had a mild heart attack, luckily and on February 14, the ambulance took him down to South Lake Hospital in Newmarket for an angiogram where they found out he needs a triple bypass. He is back in Bracebridge hospital waiting for them to call him for surgery. He has a monitor that keeps him in check for him not to have another heart attack. He was very lucky and I am so grateful for life. If death comes I will find it difficult but will get thru it. Today is our 47th anniversary. I will be visiting him in hospital because he's still alive. That's what's important. Have a great day everyone and love your life to death.

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Wendy
2/16/2017 09:35:14 am

Happy Anniversary, Denise and Joe. I've already expressed my concern and support to both of you elsewhere, but it never hurts to keep on saying it. Stay strong. And way to go, Yvonne! That's a wonderful turnout for Death Cafe Haliburton. Great work and obviously needed.

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Wendy
2/16/2017 11:00:21 am

You are right, Wendy. We can never have too many good thoughts and kind words! The Death Cafe was organized by Haliburton Highlands Health Services and the Haliburton Carp Chapter. I just showed up. It was great!!!

Yvonne
2/16/2017 10:56:03 am

Oh Denise, I am so sorry to hear but also grateful that he is getting the care he needs. 47 years ...wow!!! That is something to celebrate. I'm sorry he is in the hospital but love that you are able to see all the positive about the situation. Sending you both love!!!

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Cindy
2/10/2019 06:38:18 pm

Do you have any plans to host any more death cafes in the Haliburton area?

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Yvonne Heath
2/11/2019 07:37:50 am

Hello Cindy, Would be happy to take part in a Death Cafe. Why don't you send me an email and we can connect? yvonne@loveyourlifetodeath.com! :)

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