So funny you should mention this now - my husband and I have just gone through the arduous process of updating our wills and POAs. It was no small feat because it involves complicated trust arrangements for our son who has disabilities. We sign everything at the lawyer's next week. I've been researching 'green' burials but unfortunately they are only available in the Toronto area and I live in Ottawa. I'm a registered organ donor but I was hoping for an eco friendly disposal of my body. Maybe that option will be available where I live by the time I die, I hope so! I don't have any trouble thinking about and planning for my demise. In a way it's kind of fun.
Parents of people with disabilities must be the demographic group most likely to have up-to-date documents! It's so much more work and so important.
The media is eager to cover green burial options, yet so many of them are grad school projects and the like. The legal hurdles to take it from concept to reality must be huge. There are so many cool ideas out there, let's hope they're real options by the time it's our time.
It might be best to approach this subject from a positive angle, even if you feel that the general public is negative about it. Many of us have treated death and dying in a positive way, and I feel that Hospice does a great job of encouraging that.
So funny you should mention this now - my husband and I have just gone through the arduous process of updating our wills and POAs. It was no small feat because it involves complicated trust arrangements for our son who has disabilities. We sign everything at the lawyer's next week. I've been researching 'green' burials but unfortunately they are only available in the Toronto area and I live in Ottawa. I'm a registered organ donor but I was hoping for an eco friendly disposal of my body. Maybe that option will be available where I live by the time I die, I hope so! I don't have any trouble thinking about and planning for my demise. In a way it's kind of fun.
Parents of people with disabilities must be the demographic group most likely to have up-to-date documents! It's so much more work and so important.
The media is eager to cover green burial options, yet so many of them are grad school projects and the like. The legal hurdles to take it from concept to reality must be huge. There are so many cool ideas out there, let's hope they're real options by the time it's our time.
It might be best to approach this subject from a positive angle, even if you feel that the general public is negative about it. Many of us have treated death and dying in a positive way, and I feel that Hospice does a great job of encouraging that.