Death FAQs
We all have questions dealing with our mortality. We decided to seek out answers. We embarked on a year-long journey to ask end-of-life leaders to share their wisdom. The insights continue to inspire, inform, and comfort us. You can stroll through or search by category.
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Questions
![Am I getting a fair price from an end of life doula?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827867/rg/collective/media/cepkdhs2bmpy2dtbfioo.jpg)
Am I getting a fair price from an end of life doula?
![Are there rituals to help with grief?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828575/rg/collective/media/tl7bd4bfz7vqqa185oor.jpg)
Are there rituals to help with grief?
![Are there rituals to prepare for death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827589/rg/collective/media/gqwjrjyypfjrzregamz1.jpg)
Are there rituals to prepare for death?
![Are you afraid of dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829620/rg/collective/media/ifdaj2n9hxktkvnhlhxa.jpg)
Are you afraid of dying?
![Can I be cremated outdoors in a funeral pyre?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829343/rg/collective/media/tnhgpsuhk1q1t5wckqre.jpg)
Can I be cremated outdoors in a funeral pyre?
![Can I change doctors, even late in the game, if I'm not happy with mine?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827897/rg/collective/media/j8dszjxxamxxabwlhylr.jpg)
Can I change doctors, even late in the game, if I'm not happy with mine?
![Can I create my own rituals for the death of a loved one?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828557/rg/collective/media/r3fd3hewnjbmg9qrbsln.jpg)
Can I create my own rituals for the death of a loved one?
Answers to whether you can create your own rituals to honor the death of a loved one.
![Can I have a funeral in my home?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829359/rg/collective/media/srkyyjld3lsgtx0wayva.jpg)
Can I have a funeral in my home?
![Can I plan my funeral or memorial before I die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829000/rg/collective/media/odbqplzno4ad0vmawszi.jpg)
Can I plan my funeral or memorial before I die?
![Can I tell someone how I want to be memorialized?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828980/rg/collective/media/wd7apulir3szexxfu1m7.jpg)
Can I tell someone how I want to be memorialized?
![Can grief cause anxiety?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1614203297/rg/collective/media/eh1bwfxfaq3cpl05to8p.jpg)
Can grief cause anxiety?
![Do pets grieve when another pet in the home dies?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829619/rg/collective/media/vdzlvv1whvl2mrfp2qs6.jpg)
Do pets grieve when another pet in the home dies?
![Do pets know when they're terminally ill or dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829707/rg/collective/media/waxlmppk7hkaeoh8nn9b.jpg)
Do pets know when they're terminally ill or dying?
![Do we live in a death-denying culture?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829610/rg/collective/media/c0rkaxt70vyhubjvuftz.jpg)
Do we live in a death-denying culture?
![Does ayahuasca make you less afraid of death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829609/rg/collective/media/hw5pnuiafbf0y24tjh8q.jpg)
Does ayahuasca make you less afraid of death?
![Does it help to talk about the death of a loved one?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828562/rg/collective/media/nrydsihfbuddcz8uyphm.jpg)
Does it help to talk about the death of a loved one?
![Does my religion (Judaism) allow me to be an organ donor?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830186/rg/collective/media/z6ldzd1pqb32xbqwipfh.jpg)
Does my religion (Judaism) allow me to be an organ donor?
![Does talking about death help reduce the fear of it?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829611/rg/collective/media/dmg2hqe6rvh4ubayyvfo.jpg)
Does talking about death help reduce the fear of it?
![How can I be less afraid of dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829607/rg/collective/media/vmdhlbrxirtyuwndrlzn.jpg)
How can I be less afraid of dying?
![How can I get the best care at the end of life?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828988/rg/collective/media/ma7d1egdcci7kjtmsfyd.jpg)
How can I get the best care at the end of life?
![How can I help educate my community about end of life issues?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829616/rg/collective/media/uch0nyajdezqmndaiqig.jpg)
How can I help educate my community about end of life issues?
![How can I honor someone who has died?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828554/rg/collective/media/not1ugzrjgy0lj9pttc6.jpg)
How can I honor someone who has died?
![How can I live peacefully with a terminal diagnosis?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830307/rg/collective/media/n5y5ehmxfjlroy4hhbcs.jpg)
How can I live peacefully with a terminal diagnosis?
Answers about how to live more peacefully when facing end of life and a terminal diagnosis.
![How can I make sure that my end of life wishes will be honored?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830038/rg/collective/media/vkp5ipg6uk7rfxq29dhz.jpg)
How can I make sure that my end of life wishes will be honored?
![How can I support someone who is dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827898/rg/collective/media/duyys2aflf3cogg3gseh.jpg)
How can I support someone who is dying?
![How can I support a child who is dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830487/rg/collective/media/kveyoymyqwhi5bpsjpvv.jpg)
How can I support a child who is dying?
![How can I support a family when their loved one is dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829003/rg/collective/media/uls94fsbmi7zsxvsfqvf.jpg)
How can I support a family when their loved one is dying?
![How can we collectively improve dying process for ourselves and others?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829007/rg/collective/media/qjzzmpetyxfimaoxgfzm.jpg)
How can we collectively improve dying process for ourselves and others?
![How do I advocate for my loved one who's dying without creating family conflicts?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828986/rg/collective/media/gpkc0fgv9ty6xjrqjfdq.jpg)
How do I advocate for my loved one who's dying without creating family conflicts?
![How do I choose the best funeral home?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829346/rg/collective/media/lobozkh4m8jctvdoduhr.jpg)
How do I choose the best funeral home?
![How do I comfort my pet when they are dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829623/rg/collective/media/olxovlqityqte8rkrno1.jpg)
How do I comfort my pet when they are dying?
![How do I comfort someone who has lost a loved one via suicide?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828556/rg/collective/media/sguyr6gz13hretzafhjw.jpg)
How do I comfort someone who has lost a loved one via suicide?
![How do I cope with anxiety while grieving?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1593670361/rg/collective/v2/images/eol/default_Topic_Cover.jpg)
How do I cope with anxiety while grieving?
![How do I cope with the loss of both of my parents?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1593670361/rg/collective/v2/images/eol/default_Topic_Cover.jpg)
How do I cope with the loss of both of my parents?
![How do I find meaning in my grief?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828564/rg/collective/media/gats47w6iyn82pyfjtyr.jpg)
How do I find meaning in my grief?
![How do I find out the death care regulations for my state?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830037/rg/collective/media/ssuyxh2jogp1gwa76vo8.jpg)
How do I find out the death care regulations for my state?
![How do I go on after the death of my mother?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1593670361/rg/collective/v2/images/eol/default_Topic_Cover.jpg)
How do I go on after the death of my mother?
![How do I go on after the death of my spouse?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828569/rg/collective/media/gyjxbkqvygc4t5lldgmo.jpg)
How do I go on after the death of my spouse?
![How do I handle grief when my children are around?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828560/rg/collective/media/fnfsvvbjakadqihzxyqp.jpg)
How do I handle grief when my children are around?
Answers to how to handle grief when your children are around.
![How do I help my kids with the loss of a loved one?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830489/rg/collective/media/xkngyrdlveohauakili6.jpg)
How do I help my kids with the loss of a loved one?
Answers to how you can help your children with the loss of a loved one.
![How do I help when someone receives a terminal diagnosis?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830308/rg/collective/media/j22ukmohskmbhr67sxtk.jpg)
How do I help when someone receives a terminal diagnosis?
Answers to how you can help someone who has received a terminal diagnosis.
![How do I know if I'd be a good end of life doula?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827865/rg/collective/media/dy2t0xgwq2j4eltrvqfh.jpg)
How do I know if I'd be a good end of life doula?
![How do I know that my loved ones ashes actually make it into the diamond?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829350/rg/collective/media/ybvwbkpzj3pupjalwj7e.jpg)
How do I know that my loved ones ashes actually make it into the diamond?
![How do I plan for my death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828981/rg/collective/media/vlmsaiyjfr6sqz3wdwzx.jpg)
How do I plan for my death?
![How do I respond to someone with dementia who is losing their memory?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830302/rg/collective/media/kmkmlg846yikammkrimk.jpg)
How do I respond to someone with dementia who is losing their memory?
![How do I survive grief?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1617913470/rg/collective/media/rcrqrcdykjvpypywnsrm.jpg)
How do I survive grief?
Answers to how you can survive grief.
![How do I talk about death if it makes loved ones uncomfortable?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828983/rg/collective/media/xqzjw2okclbfafkpvwyl.jpg)
How do I talk about death if it makes loved ones uncomfortable?
![How do I talk to my family about what I want when I die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1593670361/rg/collective/v2/images/eol/default_Topic_Cover.jpg)
How do I talk to my family about what I want when I die?
![How do I talk to my family about what I want when I die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828982/rg/collective/media/qvhctbunhlhy1rcnxu5j.jpg)
How do I talk to my family about what I want when I die?
![How do I talk with my family about my illness if they’re trying to pretend nothing is happening?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830309/rg/collective/media/elxxqdyvihewpwrnxrfi.jpg)
How do I talk with my family about my illness if they’re trying to pretend nothing is happening?
![How do I tell my family I don't want a religious funeral?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830182/rg/collective/media/xkeoikyxdfi2iwewo2bl.jpg)
How do I tell my family I don't want a religious funeral?
Answers to how to tell your family that you don't want a religious funeral.
![How do end of life doulas get paid?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827888/rg/collective/media/yvs91clmufjfgtn2y6kg.jpg)
How do end of life doulas get paid?
![How do we continue to innovate the death and dying space?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829606/rg/collective/media/wpytvrsftxtbsses54bj.jpg)
How do we continue to innovate the death and dying space?
![How do you cope with the death of someone you love?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828578/rg/collective/media/nzgatrlqwkl4ckxp1mve.jpg)
How do you cope with the death of someone you love?
![How do you plan a funeral if the deceased is being cremated?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829332/rg/collective/media/thesotoyyrsdqgqx3zpa.jpg)
How do you plan a funeral if the deceased is being cremated?
![How do you refrigerate a body if you're doing it at home?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829333/rg/collective/media/gob3cakji8z8dux2a7c6.jpg)
How do you refrigerate a body if you're doing it at home?
![How do you talk to children about death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830490/rg/collective/media/zxvgxaiyczfa6fxoy7e5.jpg)
How do you talk to children about death?
![How long can I keep the body of a loved one at home after they die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830034/rg/collective/media/ykt4crifbapiui8l9msb.jpg)
How long can I keep the body of a loved one at home after they die?
![How long does a body take to decompose?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829351/rg/collective/media/odseje7qvxa6l826avrz.jpg)
How long does a body take to decompose?
![How long is it normal to grieve?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1646055977/rg/collective/media/aqzqil3oawzp6onvhdgm-1646055976845.jpg)
How long is it normal to grieve?
Answers to the question how long is it normal to grieve.
![If I am Buddhist, can I choose medical-assisted death (in a state where it's legal)?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830184/rg/collective/media/d7z8yt8nwfjhllipxoct.jpg)
If I am Buddhist, can I choose medical-assisted death (in a state where it's legal)?
![If I'm Jewish, can I choose doctor-assisted death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830185/rg/collective/media/onz1uh8rmdrhh9ugibth.jpg)
If I'm Jewish, can I choose doctor-assisted death?
![If a loved one dies in the hospital, can I bring them home?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830030/rg/collective/media/fqtvl9srsz0ocq8apirr.jpg)
If a loved one dies in the hospital, can I bring them home?
![If you could live forever, would you?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829604/rg/collective/media/kvgjtx9uklf6mxrv47li.jpg)
If you could live forever, would you?
![Is cremation allowed in Judaism?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830183/rg/collective/media/injthqrd67z0n3wzwm2d.jpg)
Is cremation allowed in Judaism?
![Is dementia a public health crisis?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830305/rg/collective/media/ipkh9qmqpp3lxzp0ifkt.jpg)
Is dementia a public health crisis?
![Is dementia a terminal illness?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830297/rg/collective/media/fzcfyqgvlu0rlr9htjq5.jpg)
Is dementia a terminal illness?
![Is it bad that I felt relieved when my spouse died?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828572/rg/collective/media/vf527ctadyrwzoxdi3fq.jpg)
Is it bad that I felt relieved when my spouse died?
![Is there a way to medically soothe someone who is drowning in their own fluids?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827846/rg/collective/media/j28jkx7br4sexn8xdorm.jpg)
Is there a way to medically soothe someone who is drowning in their own fluids?
![Is there evidence of an afterlife?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830676/rg/collective/media/tpof4gpmzlf7pyceydtw.jpg)
Is there evidence of an afterlife?
![What are some things caregivers can do to take care of themselves when they don't have much support?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827862/rg/collective/media/i4a7yt8jlasdjroamsfo.jpg)
What are some things caregivers can do to take care of themselves when they don't have much support?
![What are the options for my body after I die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829336/rg/collective/media/esa05vfeizocezr8sj39.jpg)
What are the options for my body after I die?
![What are the various beliefs about the afterlife?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830122/rg/collective/media/jx4vyb1vjrl7jfbx4f8w.jpg)
What are the various beliefs about the afterlife?
![What can I do in preparation for dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828995/rg/collective/media/eon5jw9k6rdaapyi7moy.jpg)
What can I do in preparation for dying?
![What care does a dying person need in addition to hospice?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827889/rg/collective/media/izda0kn5yvn2s4kbned4.jpg)
What care does a dying person need in addition to hospice?
![What do I do if I am having suicidal thoughts or intentions?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830581/rg/collective/media/ufdzuacdn0pzwafb91yr.jpg)
What do I do if I am having suicidal thoughts or intentions?
![What do I do if I think someone is suicidal?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830582/rg/collective/media/zbocvc9gpk8dj90nkfrk.jpg)
What do I do if I think someone is suicidal?
![What do I need to consider if I’m thinking of medically assisted dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827866/rg/collective/media/uthtd4ofez9effvgeo8o.jpg)
What do I need to consider if I’m thinking of medically assisted dying?
![What do I need to do to plan my own funeral?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828984/rg/collective/media/sgeu8dk1mugn2etpg46q.jpg)
What do I need to do to plan my own funeral?
![What do I need to know before deciding on a DNR?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827847/rg/collective/media/qq0loobrnuytrsxgi0cp.jpg)
What do I need to know before deciding on a DNR?
![What do I say to someone who has a terminal diagnosis?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830305/rg/collective/media/g2zvjftjk5wdxnjw3zk3.jpg)
What do I say to someone who has a terminal diagnosis?
![What do you say to someone who is struggling with dementia?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830303/rg/collective/media/gaovgdojv0git3ij2wke.jpg)
What do you say to someone who is struggling with dementia?
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What does a funeral director do?
![What does a good death look like?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828991/rg/collective/media/prdkiybqjlu0kyfusz7l.jpg)
What does a good death look like?
![What happens after the heartbreak of losing someone you love?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828555/rg/collective/media/qxioc78q5u3w8ixkffor.jpg)
What happens after the heartbreak of losing someone you love?
![What happens at a doctor-assisted death?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827868/rg/collective/media/xwvjj2vfx3xxydezq7tf.jpg)
What happens at a doctor-assisted death?
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What happens if I don't have a will when I die?
Answers to what happens if you don't have a will when you die.
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What happens if I have insurance through my employer and I get a terminal diagnosis and am unable to continue working?
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What if I fear that I will die before my kids grow up?
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What if I'm being challenged on having a home funeral?
Answers to what to do if you're being challenged by family, friends, or others in your life about having a home funeral.
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What is a healthcare proxy?
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What is a power of attorney?
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What is a vigil?
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What is alkaline hydrolysis?
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What is an advance directive?
![What is an end of life doula?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827848/rg/collective/media/yirr4aizn80nl2hlytf8.jpg)
What is an end of life doula?
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What is conservation burial?
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What is embalming?
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What is hospice?
![What is kaddish?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828354/rg/collective/media/yweztrfqgn6fippdewmp.jpg)
What is kaddish?
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What is palliative care?
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What is recomposition?
![What is shiva and how long does it last?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828368/rg/collective/media/tgi0entzjpxv2kyttwpy.jpg)
What is shiva and how long does it last?
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What is the cost to turn hair or cremated ashes into a diamond?
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What is the process of decomposition?
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What resources exist for kids who have lost a loved one?
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What rituals can I do for the death of a loved one?
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What should I know about dying in a hospital?
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What should I know about dying in hospice?
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What to say to someone who is grieving a recent loss?
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When do I need to have a will and advanced care directive?
Experts weigh in on how the benefits on having an ACD
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When do people begin hospice care?
![When is it time to choose palliative care?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1619459939/rg/collective/media/jsyooaaoj1xqy3dljbdm.jpg)
When is it time to choose palliative care?
![When is someone able to utilize hospice?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827210/rg/collective/media/abqliysqgahlifuieiam.jpg)
When is someone able to utilize hospice?
![When should I call an end of life doula?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827892/rg/collective/media/xzrzm269m7adgklhpjmj.jpg)
When should I call an end of life doula?
![Where am I allowed to scatter ashes?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829345/rg/collective/media/grfcceyyjaioqcqkfc3l.jpg)
Where am I allowed to scatter ashes?
![Where can I get grief support?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828576/rg/collective/media/aqzqil3oawzp6onvhdgm.jpg)
Where can I get grief support?
![Who do I need to notify when a loved one dies?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594830035/rg/collective/media/qi5k5whuctwtrrhzwits.jpg)
Who do I need to notify when a loved one dies?
![Why do I need an advance care directive?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829005/rg/collective/media/oalnjf5sm4ifwcqichlt.jpg)
Why do I need an advance care directive?
![Why do Jews sit shiva?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828321/rg/collective/media/hk6ga2rbhyxxusztbp8w.jpg)
Why do Jews sit shiva?
![Why do we think death is bad?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594829612/rg/collective/media/kovyekyyckuxolsrymrz.jpg)
Why do we think death is bad?
![Why is there so much shame around suicide?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1614200631/rg/collective/media/kwl7enxglnzgmuq4sdjl.jpg)
Why is there so much shame around suicide?
![Will I be in pain when I die?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594827869/rg/collective/media/mo4wykjy6uxcexxzccee.jpg)
Will I be in pain when I die?
![Will my grief ever go away?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1594828565/rg/collective/media/ustgqy9raamhpgmbhdea.jpg)
Will my grief ever go away?
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With an unexpected death at home, can I keep the loved one's body at home to bathe it before it is taken anywhere?
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Would you consider having your body frozen to be brought back to life in the future?
![Would you consider medical-assisted dying?](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundglass/image/upload/w_640,ar_1:1,c_fill,g_face,f_auto/v1614200232/rg/collective/media/zmzjxd71y5hhiutrbiri.jpg)
Would you consider medical-assisted dying?