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My mother's final wish — and the right to die with dignity | Elaine Fong

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My Mam's End of Life

Watching our mam deteriorate wasn't easy, and neither was caring for her. There were many parts of the experience that were not beautiful,. tubes, needles, bed pans and florescent lights. What i know from my mam's experience is that it gave us the tools to talk about death. All over the world, ther many cultures and families who practise their own rituals of death. These rituals are expressions based on their unique situations and environments. If you could design your own death, what would the experience be like? I'm a brand designer that creates experiences by connecting with human emotion. To day, she would have turned 69 years old, and it's her birthday. Wish

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