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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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Who-speaks-for-us-when-we-cant-speak-for-ourselves

More questions than ever about advance care directives.

August 5, 2022
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Susan Marcuccio

What has grief taught Susan Marcuccio?

August 4, 2022
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Avril Jackson - information officer for the European Association of Palliative Care, photo via LinkedIn

How was palliative care left out of this?

August 3, 2022
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carerandcancer.com - an online support group for cancer carers.

An isolated carer pays it forward.

July 29, 2022
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Living with Grief Seminar, Saturday September 10, 2022.

Living with Grief.

July 28, 2022
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Eight ways to follow proper 'death etiquette' in the age of Instagram - Body + Soul.

Death etiquette in the age of Instagram.

July 27, 2022
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The OK's of Covid-19, by the Healing Patch, https://www.homenursingagency.com/our-services/childrens-services/healing-patch

Our grief responses are okay – even the little ones.

July 27, 2022
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11 steps for a good death - in ordinary times.

Eleven steps to a prepare for a good death – in ordinary times.

July 26, 2022
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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet

Don’t waste Perrottet’s $743 million palliative care spend.

July 25, 2022
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CT imaging of damage to the lungs from Covid-19 infection, made by George Washington University and reproduced by the New York Times in its video.

A unique ARDS – likely mode of death for Covid-19.

July 23, 2022
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Newmarch House

We need answers about Newmarch House – some from governments.

July 22, 2022
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Australian Covid-19 statistics 29.4.20, Aust Govt Dept of Health

Sweden’s Covid-19 story compared to Australia’s.

July 20, 2022
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'Covid-19 raises elder abuse concerns' by Colette Bots in Community Care Review

Elder abuse could worsen during Covid-19.

July 20, 2022
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Asbestos causing 90,000 deaths a year.

Asbestos deaths now 90,000 a year globally.

July 19, 2022
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Sixty Seven Days by Yvonne Weldon - Leaning in with Yvonne

Sixty Seven Days by Yvonne Weldon.

July 8, 2022
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Melissa Reader and Margaret Rice at the Canberra Writer's Festival, August 24, 2019

The Violet initiative is blooming.

July 7, 2022
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Biography program creates a legacy for the dying

Biographies – a legacy and also a therapy for the dying.

June 29, 2022
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If someone witnesses my will being signed by Skype, is that valid?

If someone witnesses my will being signed by Skype, is that valid?

June 29, 2022
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