Click on this image to read the article from the Observer dated 8 November 2014 on the UK Physician-assisted Suicide Bill and watch the video link below about the House of Lords debate. Lord Falconer proposes this end-of-life choice should be available within two years time for people who have six months or less to live. Do you agree? Disagree? Let us know your views.
CEDAR CIC recently teamed up with Feather Perfect Falconry CIC to deliver the first pilot programme on death, loss and remembrance to a pioneering group of NHS Shropshire CCG Young Health Champions in July 2014. The programme, which was developed by thanatologist, Dr Judith Wester and falconer, Nicky Kent was a huge success and proved you can teach young people about death in a sensitive and responsible way that is beneficial and rewarding. The idea was developed to teach young…
CEDAR LIFE LESSONS PILOT PROGRAMME Ten wonderful volunteers, ages 14-21, from the Shropshire Young Health Champion scheme enrolled in the first-ever three-day CEDAR Life Lessons course, which ran from 28th-30th July 2014. This ground-breaking programme was created by the Thanatologist, Dr Judith Wester, founder of CEDAR CIC, to teach young people about death, loss and remembrance in a healthy and stimulating way. The programme was a great success and will be reported on more fully over the coming months. The…
CEDAR on Facebook We hope you will ‘like us’ on our new Facebook page so you can see more of what we do and who we do it with. We are adding images all the time of the variety of people we are teaching about death, loss and remembrance in fun and fascinating ways. Use our website to learn more by registering to get full access (its free!). Our current Facebook Timeline shows the latest group of Young Health Champions…
Cedar CIC About the company CEDAR helps people, young or old, to learn how to talk about death, dying and loss in compassionate and supporting ways In addition, CEDAR helps professionals to expand their general and specialist knowledge around the topics of death, grief and bereavement in a variety of social and cultural circumstances. Whether speaking to a child, young person or adult we all need to understand, accept and respond to death appropriately in order to minimise distress. Challenge…
Discussing dying and making end of life plans remain taboo for many people across the UK, a survey suggests. The poll of 2,000 adults for the Dying Matters Coalition of care organisations indicates that only 21% of people have discussed their end of life wishes. Only a third said they had written a will and just 29% had let loved ones know of their funeral wishes.
Dr Judith Wester and Violet Fenn chat about death on the Jim Hawkins in the Morning show on BBC Radio Shropshire, 24th April 2014. To listen again, click on the audio player below.
Focus Group – Death Education in Schools