Am I Ready Now for Death?

We are all going to die.

The main question is; - When?

The best answer to this question is; - When I am Prepared!

What we offer here is a simple, practical and non-sectarian breakdown of the factors that are involved in getting ready to die.

In the West, we are poorly served by our culture in recent generations insofar as Death has been long regarded as something to be afraid of. Our culture encourages us to hold onto the appearance of youth and ignore ageing; to hide death from family members and from children; and to leave the management of death to professionals.

Remnants of a healthier approach to death do exist in our religious institutions that step in, mostly after it is over, and conduct ceremonies to help the rest of us cope with the loss. In the market place where our Funeral Directors, Lawyers, Hospitals and Nursing Homes conduct their business generally in a solicitous manner, although far too often with their own financial considerations uppermost. In the home, we pay some respects and sometimes take personal care of the elderly or the dying. Increasingly however, we do not die at home.

Because of all of this, for the individual confronting death, the situation is a great deal more difficult than it should be. We are very poorly prepared for the most part while being at our most vulnerable. We are then faced, often suddenly, with the demands of preparing all those around us, for our own death.

There are of course, nowadays, many resources in the community, which can be accessed to help the person faced with death. These however are not well organised or well funded and are certainly not of high profile mainstream medical, government or educational importance.

What Am I Ready Now offers is a systematic and practical review of the range of factors involved in the preparedness for death. It is designed to help anyone, old or young, healthy or well, dying or caring for the dying, to review all these factors and to organise themselves. We hope also to help generate ideas, discussions, decisions, documents and lists of tasks to help those at the end of their lives, along with their friends and families, to work toward the resolution of a life and its passing in harmony and with dignity.

We all hope to die ready and to pass on with peace and grace. Being prepared, preparing our family and friends and facing all the outstanding issues openly and clearly goes a long way toward achieving this peace and grace.

Bless You

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