You only die once
You only die once
Dying Matters Awareness Week will take place 12-18 May. This year's theme is #YODO - You Only Die Once.
Various events promoting openness about death, dying and bereavement will be taking place across the UK - see the Dying Matters website for more information. Several events are taking place in Scotland...
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, Faith in Older People and Edinburgh University Chaplaincy are working together to put on a Civic Café event. Already fully booked, the event will provide an opportunity to follow up the recent Malcolm Goldsmith Lecture given by Rabbi Baroness Neuberger on Dying well and why it matters.
A community-run You Only Die Once Death Cafe will take place in at 6.30pm in the Benarty Centre, Ballingry, Fife on 15th May. Free cake and a cuppa for participants - book in advance here: weblink.
The Aberdeen Gate Project will be taking a Before I Die wall to the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen on Saturday 17th May, 10am – 4pm. They will be engaging with the public and conducting a survey to gauge their thoughts, preparations and comfort around End of Life Issues.
Final Fling is joining in with a week long Take 5 campaign... encouraging you to take 5 minutes each day and do something to contribute to a good end. Check out the Final Fling website for more information.
NHS Fife is holding a free afternoon tea with death as the discussion. Thursday 15 May, Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, 2pm – 4pm. Attendance is free but numbers are limited so please book in advance.
Marie Curie Cancer Care are holding various events in Argyll & Bute throughout the week, all including refreshments, information from funeral directors, Age Scotland, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, solicitors, “record five wishes”, and an interactive Before I Die wall. 12th May –Dunoon; 15th May – Rothesay; 16th May – Lochgilphead. More information is available from Jennifer Layden.
NHS Tayside will be running an awareness and information event in Angus College on 15th May from 11am – 3pm. More information to follow.
Widowed and Young (WAY) are holding a Big Picnic on Sunday 18th May, in Pittencrieff Park, Dunfermline, from 12pm - 4pm. A nyone who would like to come along is invited. Meet on the grass in front of the museum, bring your own food. There will be entertainment for the children and more information is available on the WAY website.
A Before I Die wall will appear at Stobhill Ambulatory Care Hospital in Glasgow in Friday 16th May, from 10am - 1pm. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde staff will be on hand, engaging with the public surrounding dying matters and encouraging people to start to think about having conversations with loved ones - it is never too early to think about planning ahead.
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