Helen explains why ‘Good Grief’ is good for ‘The Hub’.
“Planning for a good death is really part of living a healthy, active old age,” says Helen L’Orange.
Australia Day at Barangaroo today
So what does Australia Day have to do with Good Grief, a page which is about grief and palliative care? A lot really. When the hurts of the past are denied, the past can’t be put to rest. Australians celebrate our national day today, January 26, when Captain Arthur Phillip … Read more
Our first hubbub of 2020 was at Waverton.
‘Come and listen to Margaret at our next Waverton Hub Speakers’ Presentation: 2pm at the Waverton Uniting church hall, 75 Bay Rd Waverton Tuesday 4 February. No need to book – free entry – all invited.’
There is ash in our hearts…
When I closed Good Grief for the 2019 summer break, fires were already licking at Australia. The anxiety this was causing was a good reason to pull up stumps a little earlier than usual. Of course as the summer progressed in this great, sunburnt land the fires got worse and … Read more
Spotlight on the ‘Good Death, Good Life’ expo, Brisbane.
A shout out about the Good Life Good Death Expo being held in Brisbane, tomorrow December 1, 2019. Its promotion says: “No taboos, embracing all of life” which makes it a perfect project to share through Good Grief. The people behind the expo are ‘Compassionate Communities’. This is: “A global … Read more
Talk to action in Singleton
A great little gathering in country NSW at Singleton, population nearly 17,000, last Thursday, November 14. The group gathered at the public library to talk about A Good Death but went away bursting with ideas about how to make death better in their own community? (It was very satisfying to … Read more
Breakfast talk with New Way To Stay
Very stimulating to discuss end of life questions with an audience made up of those who provide services for the aged. We were at a networking breakfast meeting organised by Louise Mace, managing director of New Way To Stay, held on Thursday, November 14. The talk zeroed in on the … Read more
We love to chat – but all our talks are on hold for now.
Due to the risks posed by Covid-19, Good Grief! will no longer be conducting live events. I’ve enjoyed our talks – large and small. But we need to keep ourselves and others safe. So instead, we’ve come up with some exciting alternatives. The first Good Grief! newsletter came out on … Read more
Talk and tea – at Collins Booksellers, Thirroul.
A group met on Sunday, 3 November, 2019 at Collins Booksellers, 5/264 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul, NSW. The best thing about it was that a group of strangers came together and helped someone in our midst who wanted help with ideas. Her mother had just told her she only has … Read more
We discussed planning documents – at Paperchain Bookshop.
If you would like to attend this free event, for catering purposes, please RSVP to Paperchain at : http://books@PaperchainBookstore.com.au or phone Paperchain on 02 6295 6723.
We talked – at Paddington Library
Writers and Readers: A Good Death with Margaret Rice A lovely group of about 20 tonight (Thursday 17 October 2019), all keen to share ways to improve the way we die. Which led to many questions, among them the following: How do I ensure I get access to the right … Read more
Writing Life Well
A good death: a compassionate and practical guide to prepare for the end of life started with an idea – very much from my own personal experience – that I wanted to share. It was the wonderful people at Murdoch Books, with special championing from Corinne Roberts, who encouraged and … Read more
We talked – and raised money for Can Too’s cancer research
We were a small group on September 18, 2019. It was cosy, just like a book club, with about 11 of us. Anne Lingafelter hosted, raising more than $1000 for cancer research through Can Too which has already raised $22 million. We want to fight cancer deaths, just as much … Read more
We talked – at Secret Book Stuff
At Secret Book Stuff we had a conversation about the good death, as the sun set spectacularly on Friday the thirteenth.
Watch this space – A Good Fight.
In a few minutes an episode of ABC’s Australian Story about a friend who is very dear to me will go to air. The story – The Good Fight – is about Jill Emberson an ABC radio personality from Newcastle. Jill is an old school friend of mine who was … Read more