tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post4142545021316607667..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Sunny is homeArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-19612683464063312082021-02-17T22:04:12.501+13:002021-02-17T22:04:12.501+13:00Sorry I didn't comment earlier—I forgot, as I ...Sorry I didn't comment earlier—I forgot, as I so often do these days.<br /><br />In any case, I believe in the importance of people talking openly and honestly about death mainly to take the awkwardness and, hopefully, the "ick factor". The more people talk honestly about death, the more it will be normalised and become just another part of life. Same with grief, for that matter, and that's why I keep talking about both here.<br /><br />I'm also a big believer in people writing their own obits, or to work with someone who can do it for them. Technically, Nigel did both, having started his and having me finish it for him. I haven't yet gotten around to doing my own—I really should do as I say myself—but I hope to yet this year. Unless time catches up with me first, of course.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-86210185542936230602021-02-13T02:32:17.791+13:002021-02-13T02:32:17.791+13:00Two thoughts, one of which I know you already know...Two thoughts, one of which I know you already know. And it's not about just Sunny but Nigel and old audios - it's all a part of the same "thing." <br /><br />1. I wrote a post about <a href="https://www.rogerogreen.com/2021/02/12/writing-your-own-obituary/" rel="nofollow">writing your own obit</a>. That was prompted, at least in part, by the fact that my FIL died on April 22, 2020, and there STILL is no obit. And it'll be more difficult because of the fracturing of the family.<br /><br />2. I'm going to a Death Cafe this Monday for the third time. It's not a support group/grief counseling but people talking about the topic. If there's one in NZ, you might find it of interest. (I've found some past ones, but not upcoming ones.) Certainly, what you've been writing of late I've found fascinating, even when I haven't commented on every post.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com