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A cup - for tea, or any other cuppa, to offer solace and comfort when someone has died. A vessel, that can be filled and renewed. One with a break and a chip near the handle. We are broken, imperfect, but we can still serve our purpose.

Life is good and should be full of joy. But sometimes we need help to find our way back there, when personal tragedy and grief strike.

I believe that if we talk about and share our experiences of death and grief, this will help us to get back to a full and happy life.

We've written the following articles to feel like you're sitting down and having a conversation with a friend over a cup of tea.

We hope you find them comforting and practical.

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The case of the disappearing ambulance care plan

The case of the disappearing ambulance care plan

June 18, 2021
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Photo by Annie Spratt, Unsplash

Writing Grief Heals

May 25, 2021
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“Palliative and end of life care are absolutely critical parts of aged care,” Sean Rooney, Leading Age Services Australia CEO.

Of Critical Importance.

May 13, 2021
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Good Death - a compassionate and practical guide to prepare for the end of life - Unity Press

I’m pretty excited – ‘A Good Death’ has now been translated into Chinese.

May 8, 2021
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Tender Funerals is looking for a new staff member

Tender Funerals is Looking for a new staff member

May 4, 2021
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Believe your eyes - a still from Darnella Frazier's video

Believe your eyes

April 22, 2021
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Happy 100th Guy!

April 15, 2021
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Are you dicing with death if you have the Astra- Zeneca vaccine?

April 12, 2021
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Change is a coming - to palliative care. Photo by Jeremy Wong - Unsplash

Change is a coming – to palliative care

April 7, 2021
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Julia Craig's story, about helping others deal with grief grief, features in a recent issue of stuff.co.nz - Photo by Rosa Woods.

Good grief: how can we make it easier to talk about death?

April 5, 2021
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Photos of interior of St Nicholas Church Leipzig, by SonjaBo, Eric O and MichelM_Delft

Good Friday, a significant ‘death day’.

April 2, 2021
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Of droughts and flooding plains.

March 25, 2021
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It's not what you see in the movies, Kathryn says.

It’s not what you see in the movies, says Kathryn Mannix.

March 22, 2021
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At the moment there is fear and push back because of the blood clotting associated with the Astra Zeneca vaccine

We need to explain reactions to Covid-19 vaccines.

March 19, 2021
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A shout out and thank you to 'Bank of IDEAS'.

It’s a moment for a shout out, a ‘thank you!’

March 4, 2021
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From an Advance Care Planning Australia video

National Advance Care Planning Week, March 22-26.

February 17, 2021
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Every death will stay with me forever, Nurse Vishalini Navaneetharajah told The BBC.

Addressing the needs of staff dealing with Covid-19.

February 11, 2021
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Photo of Petrea King by Ben Dearnley

Petrea King talks about “Beyond cancer: creating a healing environment”.

February 4, 2021
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