Death is as much a part of life as starting school, first love, pain, happiness or ageing. None of this can be avoided by developing fear or trying to fight it. So why waste this precious energy...?
I've always been very open about things: what happens to me after I died, who takes care of the children, how I want to have everything organised. When, if not now? It could be too late tomorrow!
Death itself doesn't seem scary to me either. Dying, especially slow and agonising death, is more so: I personally have no intention of allowing myself to be subjected to it if it comes to that. And I think that should no longer be a social taboo...
Given the job that the-mts-gorilla has, we’ve discussed this quite a lot. I agree with people having the ability to choose, provided those that have to “administer” their decision also have a choice without fear of family members (who don’t accept the decision) pressing charges (or trying to). Often with death, those left behind want somebody or something to blame.
You’ve made me realise that I need to document lots of things that the-Mrs-gorilla won’t know or understand. All of my crypto will just disappear if anything happens to me. She wouldn’t even know how to turn on the hot water 😱😲
That sounds familiar... We have a relative with us at the moment who, at the age of 72 and a driver for over 50 years, is standing at the petrol station wondering what goes in the tank, where the tank inlet is and how the hell it opens... And what a bank looks like on the inside. And whether it's possible to turn up a heater... ... If your partner has always done everything for you, you're doomed to helplessness.