death reborn
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Why we should talk about death.
Wise words from the chair of the dying matters coalition, Prof Lakhani.
I remember getting riled a few months ago reading comments regarding a case of the family of a 90 year old man who died of heart failure with a DNR order in place.
The key is communication. I know of course CPR, intubation and ventilation are not a right. But it doesn’t mean families can be kept in the dark.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-14734357
This astonishing sculpture forms part of Barcelona’s Poblenou Cemetery. The Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mortin Catalan and El beso de la muerte in Spanish) dates back to 1930. A winged skeleton bestows a kiss on the lips of a handsome young man: is it ecstasy on his face or resignation? Little wonder the sculpture elicits strong and varying responses from whoever gazes upon it.
(Source: isighnomore)
Nothing thicker than a knife’s blade separates happiness from melancholy.
- Virginia Woolf
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.
- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
A Woman Made Of Candles by A.F.Vandevorst
I admit, this leans toward the creepy side, but it’s also pretty captivating too.
LifeGem uses the cremated remains of you or a pet to create synthetic diamonds which range in weight and price. A full human body can provide sufficient carbon to make up to 50 one carat diamonds (which cost around $14,000 each). After the carbon from the corpse is purified, it is converted to graphite which is then used in the synthetic diamond process. The resulting diamond is engraved with the name of the dead, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. In 2007 the company used carbon extracted from strands of hair from Ludwig van Beethoven to produce three diamonds for charity. LifeGem retained one diamond, they donated one to John Reznikoff who provided the hair sample, and the third was sold on Ebay for $202,700 US. Get your LifeGem here. Pictured above is an authentic LifeGem (image copyright LifeGem).
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