by Sandy | Jul 6, 2020 | Memorials
I would like to introduce you to AFTR – reimagining a trip to the cemetery. Life, Loss & Love is a global virtual community- driven festival which aims to stimulate conversation about embracing life by facing death. The current 2020 festival is a response to...
by Sandy | May 7, 2020 | Death
A few weeks ago, I was asked to join the Global Covid-19 Relief Coalition. My subgroup was tasked with exploring all aspects of death, grief, and virtual funerals. Our white paper has just been released and reflects the input of nearly 100 specialists who work with...
by Sandy | Mar 27, 2020 | Memorials
During the second evening of complete lockdown in my apartment in Dorchester, Dorset, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I chose to watch a documentary on Amazon Prime called Influenza of 1918. I had heard of a term in literature ‘the grippe’ which is an old fashioned word...
by Sandy | Feb 18, 2020 | Death
The question ‘who is your next of kin’ came up for me recently when a family member was in hospital. When you are in a hospital in the emergency department or admitted to a ward this question is always asked, so that they have contact details of a close...
by Sandy | Sep 7, 2018 | Death
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan’s Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry My rating: 5 of 5 stars A very absorbing and moving book. I was keen to read it as I am a student studying death religion and culture, and thought that this book would cover all...
