Death is inevitable. We can’t change that fact. We can change our relationship to it. We can bring death out of the closet.
Contemplate it. Talk about it. Plan for it. Allow it to inform the way we live—the choices we make. How we die is an extension of how we live.
Use the resources gathered here to develop your death literacy—the practical know-how needed to plan well for the end of life—for yourself or others.
Coming Soon
Talking about death won’t kill you…
it can help you make informed decisions about end-of-life plans for yourself and others.
Many people die in ways inconsistent with their values and wishes. Planning ahead provides an opportunity to think about and communicate what you do and don’t want at the end of life.
Join us—Saturday, April 25, 1:00-4:00 pm, First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 306 N. Aurora Street, Ithaca (enter on Aurora St. between the church and the Parish House)—to develop the practical know-how needed to plan well for the end of life. The format is open, so drop by for a few minutes or stay for a few hours.
Staff from local organizations and beyond can help you explore:
- advance care planning: health care proxy & living will
- patient rights including medical aid in dying
- accessing palliative care & hospice care
- funeral planning
- green burial
In addition to speaking with staff at the different tables, there will be a mini-talk (10-15 minutes) on each topic starting at 2:00.
We suggest parking in the Seneca Street Parking Garage (one block away). Unfortunately, street parking downtown on Saturday is no longer free. There is free parking throughout Fall Creek (starts a block north of Unitarian Society).
Brought to you by On Dying Well, End of Life Choices New York, Funeral Consumers Alliance of the Finger Lakes, Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, Hospicare