What to do if you have forgotten to sever the joint tenancy, but you still want your kids to get your half of the house Often, where there has been a second marriage, the parties to it wish to leave their respective shares in the matrimonial home to the children from their first marriage. In […]
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Who cares wins
The report on the shortcomings at Mid Staffordshire Hospital has been truly shocking. Key findings include: A lack of consideration for patients Acceptance of poor standards A failure to put the patient first A number of other hospitals are now being investigated over abnormal death rates. With a rapidly ageing population we need, more than […]
The oldest barmaid in the universe?
The hunt goes on for signs of water on Mars. But is this a true sign of life? If you’re really looking for signs of civilisation then don’t you need to find a decent pub? What is the point of the universe if you can’t get a good pint of bitter – I know people […]
Extra time
Did you hear Wilko Johnson’s interview on BBC Radio 4′s Front Row last night? Wilko is a musician and former guitarist with the band Dr Feelgood. He’s been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and given 10 months to live. He can stretch this to 12 apparently with the aid of chemotherapy. Wilko has decided to […]
A short guide to the Death Cafe
What is the Death Café? At Death Cafes people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss life and death, drink tea and eat delicious cake. The objective of Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives”. “Somebody should tell […]
The Guerrilla guide to scattering ashes
“It is the first time I have been able to talk about my mother’s death without ending up a gibbering wreck” This parting comment brought home to me what the Death Café was all about. An opportunity for people to have a space in which they could discuss their thoughts and fears about death openly. […]
Death Cafe comes to St Nicholas Hospice
There will be a Death Cafe at St Nicholas Hospice, Bury St Edmunds, on the 14th March all are welcome to attend. It will be an evening of life, death and cake. The Cafe will be open for all three between 7.00 – 9.00 PM. For more information about the Death Cafe see our blogs […]
Making a Living Will
Advance decision (‘Living Will’) 1. Advance decision An advance decision is a written statement which states what medical treatment is not to be carried out or continued if you lose mental capacity. It does not form part of your will and is a totally separate document to it. It applies during your life whereas your […]
Love at first sight
I saw a client today. We got to discussing what he would want said when he died. I asked him how he’d met his wife. ‘It was love at first sight’ he said. ‘On our first date we went to the cinema and saw Meet Me in St Louis. On the way back I asked […]
Death Island Disc
It’s a four hour round trip from Borley Green to Covent Garden, discounting the time spent staring at the departure board. So four hours to spend another two talking about death may sound a little strange. On the 26th November I visited the Wild Food Cafe in Covent Garden. A Death Cafe was being held […]