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Digital Assets 2020
Due to coronavirus lockdown, I am unable to get out into the community as planned to give presentations about digital assets. I created this particular presentation in January before I had any idea that estate planning would become so urgent. In recent days we are...
Pandemic
During the second evening of complete lockdown in my apartment in Dorchester, Dorset, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I chose to watch a documentary on Amazon Prime called Influenza of 1918. I had heard of a term in literature ‘the grippe’ which is an old fashioned word...
Notice the Daffodils
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will know that it mainly focuses on death and technology, however there are times when I wander from these topics sometimes, and whilst this post 'Notice the Daffodils' can be linked to these subjects the link is very...
Power of Attorney
Following on from my previous blog post ‘Head in the Sand’ which discusses the denial of death and ageing, I am actively encouraging you to think about planning for end of life in several different ways. This is one of the areas that procrastination takes a grip and...
Head in the Sand
When I was studying, I read excerpts of a book by Ernest Becker called The Denial of Death. The book, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1974, focuses on how humans develop strategies to ignore any awareness of their mortality and vulnerability so that they can keep up a...
Who is your next of kin?
The question 'who is your next of kin' came up for me recently when a family member was in hospital. When you are in a hospital in the emergency department or admitted to a ward this question is always asked, so that they have contact details of a close family member....
Thomas Hood
Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) Thomas Hood was an English poet, born above a bookshop in Poultry, London. His first literary works were published when he was aged just fifteen. He worked in a countinghouse (accountants office) and briefly as an engraver before...
Getting Married?
Are you getting married in 2020? You may have organised the wedding venue, the outfits, the flowers, but probably not arranged to have a will written or re-written. This is probably not something that is a priority, but it is a very important step that you should...
Best bereavement apps for children
Here is a list of bereavement apps for children that might be useful to a child who is grieving. These are not recommendations, purely suggestions. We hope you find this list useful.