Hello lovely folk, I’ve got a short and sweet post for you today. I’ve been spending some time recently thinking about organ donation and home deaths/funerals. I began wondering if these two wonderful things worked together and whether you’d have to sacrifice one for the other. To answer my questions (and hopefully yours) I spoke…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Ahhhh smell the crisp clean air and the feel the fresh wave of hope. At this time of year we’re thinking about the positive changes we want to make in our lives. Which makes it the perfect time to join the gym, buy a vegetable juicer, plan your funeral!! Throw the perfect…
Surprisingly often, when I ask people how they want to be disposed of when they die they tell me that they’re donating their body to science. Apart from the fact that they want their body to go to good use once they’re done with it this is also often seen as a way to avoid funeral…
Last night I was pointed towards this thread on Mumsnet entitled ‘Why don’t people rent coffins?’. The writer wanted to know why we burn beautiful and very expensive coffins when it would be cheaper and more eco-friendly to rent one. Looking at the responses that followed I was surprised to see how many people had questions about cremation…
The best thing about the world is that it’s full of wonderous, beautiful, fascinating, fun individuals. So why is it that we so often find ourselves sticking to strict traditions and a ‘one size fits all’ mentality when it comes to our farewell parties? Of course it’s totally understandable that grief makes it feel difficult…
As I mentioned in my first ever post dying is an expensive business. These days in the UK dying costs an average of £7600 and it’s still rising. This is obviously a huge problem. It’s a sad reality in the UK that the death of a family member can often send families (especially those on…
Burial at sea is beautiful and due to the tight restrictions and rules it’s also a relatively good green option. It’s still not hugely popular however. This is probably down to the aforementioned restrictions as well as the fact there are only 3 locations available for sea burial in the UK and one of those is…
Hello folks! Welcome to The Winding Sheet. The Winding Sheet is a friendly space to talk openly and honestly about death and end of life ceremonies. Let’s start at the beginning. The cost of a funeral in the UK has sky rocketed by an incredible 80% since 2004 and dying now costs an average of…
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