Death is inevitable but we still seem flummoxed by it happening. We have all kinds of End of Life policies and procedures which do everything possible to make life difficult for those left behind.
Our language is around loss and unexpected, and grief and being bereft.
Why do we make Death so hard to process in our community and what can we do to normalise it across society?
There’s also laziness. Until recently I didn’t care about a will because I didn’t have dependents or assets.
My older relatives have taken the appropriate steps: created wills, had discussions with their families about what is to be done after their deaths, paid for funerals, and arranged interment.