Warm Day for a Death Cafe
A write up of City of Roses Death Cafe Portland OR
By nomenoyou1
18 of us gathered in the Sun Room of the Leaven Community on Northeast Killingsworth for our 17th consecutive monthly Death Cafe. We broke out into two tables for a free-flowing discussion as well as tea, carrot cake, and vegan cookies.
At my table we talked at length about the difficulties of coping with the death of a family member who was not loving or was abusive. One person offered a moving description of her near death experience. We discussed the difficulties of assuring that our advance directives for end of life care are actually repsected by care providers. Several expressed concern about the challenges of ending life voluntarily, even in Oregon with its Death With Dignity Act.
Two hours went by quickly, and the conversations continued even as we washed the dishes and cleared up the room. We'll be back on Saturday September 28. More information:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cityofrosesdeathcafe