On October 17th, the day my Dad would have turned 79, 500 folks came together at Death:OK (Let's Talk About It) - a 10-hour day of programming that I and a hard core corps of volunteers spent two years coaxing into being. There's much to say about this grand event, but to start: some of my very favorite moments were spent in workshops presented by folks I'd recruited.
Kim and Carter, both clients, told their stories in Planning Your Own Memorial: Stories from the Frontlines. Lynda, a client, and Phyllis, and old college friend, shared theirs in Doing It Your Way: Personal Stories of Home Funeral, Green Burial & Remembrance.
I'd pitched Oregon Public Broadcasting on the incredible content we'd assembled for the event, and they invited me and Lynda into the studio to talk about home funerals and green burial, with Phyllis joining us on tape. Click below for a listen.
See also:
Kim and Carter, both clients, told their stories in Planning Your Own Memorial: Stories from the Frontlines. Lynda, a client, and Phyllis, and old college friend, shared theirs in Doing It Your Way: Personal Stories of Home Funeral, Green Burial & Remembrance.
I'd pitched Oregon Public Broadcasting on the incredible content we'd assembled for the event, and they invited me and Lynda into the studio to talk about home funerals and green burial, with Phyllis joining us on tape. Click below for a listen.
See also:
- Phyllis's story of how she gave her husband Mark the green burial he wanted: Somewhere There's Music, How Sweet the Tune
- A short film about the home funeral Lynda Martin-McCormick and her family created for her husband David: Death DIY
- An account of how Kim Wieneke called on her friends to help her plan her own memorial service: A Little Help From Her Friends
Click on the image to listen to the radio broadcast
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