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What is a Home Funeral?
Art 634 634 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI, United StatesStop by the Art 634 gallery anytime during the month-long exhibit to learn about home funerals, the practice of families and communities caring for their own dead. Tucked into the gallery will be a mock setup of a home funeral along with a looped video about this time-honored tradition. The display is curated by end-of-life […]
“End-of-Life Care”: Library/Compassion and Choices
Compassion and Choices nonprofit (Littleton, CO) representatives discuss care plan options, the importance of advanced directives, nuances of dementia, and Michigan’s end-of-life care options. 2 p.m., AADL Westgate, 2503 Jackson. Free. (734) 395–3615.
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Soul to Soil: Queer Death Cafe
Art 634 634 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI, United StatesJoin Grey Allen for a Death Cafe offering a safe space for LGBTQIA+ folks to talk about death. Grey is an end-of-life doula and a member of Evergreen End of Life Care Foundation.
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NMHA Death Cafe
M88 Morning Grind 614 E Cayuga, Bellaire, MI, United StatesConversations about End of LIfe About this Death Cafe Our first meeting together, just chill with coffee and chatAbout NMHA About NMHA Melissa Zelenak Executive Director Northwest Michigan Hospice Assist
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All About Home Funerals
Art 634 634 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI, United StatesThis educational session will include a short video about home funerals, followed by a presentation from End-of-Life doula Merilynne Rush on the practical, emotional, and cultural aspects of home funerals. Participants will learn how families can care for their loved ones in the home setting and the significance of this approach. The session will also […]
Grieve Well: Understanding Grief Workshop
Did you know that there are healthy ways to grieve? The first step is to understand this painful but important part of life. During this presentation, you will learn about grief and the effects it has on one’s physical and emotional health. You will receive information and resources to help you move through your grief […]
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What is an End-of-Life Doula?
Art 634 634 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI, United StatesJoin local death doulas to learn about the various important roles they can play in assisting individuals and their loved ones throughout the dying, death, and grieving process.
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Death Cafe
Art 634 634 N Mechanic St, Jackson, MI, United StatesJoin a local death doula for a Death Cafe open to all. 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. Death Cafes aim to ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people […]