Demystifying Death

Pushing up the Daisies is a pioneering Scotland-wide charity. Our aim is for everyone in Scotland to know their practical options and legal rights immediately after someone dies and to be able to spend time with them in the place of their choice if that is their wish. Since our inception in 2016, we have offered an advice line and well-received, inspiring and informative education to hospice staff, end-of-life companions, celebrants and the general public.The charity’s Daisy Chain of volunteers around Scotland helps people consider all their options, including the option to keep someone in the privacy and comfort of home after their last breath. More information about the charity is available on the website pushingupthedaisies.org.uk.The charity provides practical assistance to people wishing to take charge of someone after their last breath in the Moray area (afterthelastbreath.scot). This service will become a model for other regions.Sign up on the website to keep in touch with the growing network of people across Scotland interested in this work. Check out the You Tube channel - Pushing Up The Daisies Scotland – for inspiring videos.

Pushing Up The Daisies

A day of storytelling, learning our options after someone has died  &amp; imagining what community-death care can look like in Glasgow

The Hidden Gardens

Venue: The Boilerhouse, <a href="https://thehiddengardens.org.uk/" title="https://thehiddengardens.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Hidden Gardens</a>, Tramway G41 2PE GlasgowPlease note: the day is split into two sections. Please select which part you want to go to when you register. If you want to attend the full day, simply select the full day ticket, not tickets for the two different sections. 11am - 1pm Tending to Death: Learn our rights and options in ScotlandEver imagined a world where we could tend to those who have died in our communities and at our own pace and on our own terms? Ever dreamt of how our communities can weave new memories, collective care and new skills, by having greater involvement in the process after death?There will be space to tell our own stories, demystify caring for our dead and learn about our legal rights and options in Scotland.1 - 3.30pm Lunch and exploring what community-led after death care could look like in GlasgowJoin us for lunch followed by a discussion around what might community-led after death care look like in Glasgow. What are the barriers to people taking more control after someone has died? How do we address these barriers? What would caring for our dead within our communities look like in Glasgow? The 11am - 1pm session will be a similar format to our event held in Finn's Place on 4th November last year. If you attended our November event, you are welcome to join us at 1pm for lunch and to discuss what community-led after death care in Glasgow can look like - or you can join us for the full day starting at 11am. Author of "Slow Down when Someone Dies” Kate Clark will be co-leading the day and there will be copies of the book available to buy. With great tenderness, we ask people to take care of their own emotional needs in this gathering, and to lean on their own support systems or support services where possible. Emotions are natural and welcome, and we ask that you are conscious of what you can reasonably manage in this space. We will provide a light lunch. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.The venue is fully wheelchair accessible.This is a free event. Feel free to give a donation if you can when you register your attendance here. Pushing Up the Daisies is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SC046808