Table of Contents

Practical Issues

Before Death

1 - discussing death with the dying

2 - telling family

3 - telling children

4 - sorting out 'the affairs' of the dying

5 - liaising with health professionals

6 - liaising with clergy and religious leaders

7 - last hours

Immediately after death

1 - laying out

2 - dealing with visitors

3 - the undertaker

4 - telling close relatives who live far away

5 - notifying the bank, social security etc.

6 - registering the death

7 - dealing with your own grief

The funeral

1 - what are the options?

2 - preparing the funeral service

3 - Writing the Eulogy

4 - What shall I wear?

5 - The Choice of Music

6 - Flowers

7 - The Wake

The long adjustment

1 - The Importance of Mourning

2 - disposal of personal belongings

3 - choosing memories

4 - Finding Help