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Rituals Around the End of Life

Rituals Around the End of Life. Agenda. Definition Planning. “Rituals provide a gentle framework for marking the significant changes in our lives. . . Rituals in the dying time give us the opportunity to embrace life, even as death approaches. . .

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Rituals Around the End of Life

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  1. Rituals Around the End of Life Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit Ministry Home Care Hospice and Wood County Aging and Disability Resource Center

  2. Agenda • Definition • Planning Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  3. “Rituals provide a gentle framework for marking the significant changes in our lives. . . Rituals in the dying time give us the opportunity to embrace life, even as death approaches. . . Rituals can offer a way for reconciliation, for giving voice to what might be difficult to say.” Jeanne Daly McIntee Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  4. Meaningful Rituals • Before and/or after someone dies • Involving family and friends • Making the Rituals Personal Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  5. Conversations about rituals • Reviewing plans that have already been discussed • Asking about preferences and wishes • Making sure all who need to know share in the discussion Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  6. Planning and Using Rituals Before Death • Invite loved ones to gather • Designate a place • Find symbols of what is valued and include them • Draw upon ethnic, religious or family traditions • Use expressions that involve the senses Jeanne Daly McIntee, To Comfort and to Honor Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  7. “The process of dying invites people to create private rituals which will comfort and reconcile relationships. However, there are social and cultural rituals dictated which may be more emotionally draining. It is often helpful, and more meaningful, to plan for these social expectations before the time of death and with the input from the one who is dying.” Jeanne Daly McIntee Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  8. Social Rituals: Decisions to Be Made • Organ & Tissue Donation • Autopsy • Type of Burial Desired • Funeral Arrangements – Obituaries, Visitations & Viewings, Wakes • Services of Remembrance • How to Include the Children Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  9. At the Time of Death • Spending Time With the Body • Contacting Family & Friends • Telling Children • Contacting the Funeral Home Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  10. Personalizing Services of Remembrance • Include Religious, Ethnic or Family Traditions • Place • Memory Boards or Slide Shows • Choosing Music and Readings • Personal Sharing or Contributions Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

  11. “There is not a right way or wrong way to face death. Each of us comes to a place of acceptance in our own way and in our own time. Be gentle with yourself and those around you. Make the most of the opportunities, for they come but once.” Jeanne Daly McIntee, To Comfort & To Honor Circle of Life Community Coalition End of Life Toolkit

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