Stories from: Death & The Maiden Conference, Winchester

 

 The Box

One summer when I was in College I worked at the Post Office, delivering mail. One day I had a

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Ushered Through

This isn’t my story, it is my mother’s story. When my mother was about four or five, as she acutely

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Chest Freezer

Regarding back garden burial. A wife couldn’t bear to be separated from her husband so he is buried in the

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Whiskey and Oysters

My father died a week before my son was born. Everybody always says, ‘How awful’ and of course it was.

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Green Highlights

My friend passed away suddenly October 2016. She and I used to have competitions at church of which hair colour

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Wandered Out

Two friends of mine lost their child a few years ago. They were visiting my friend’s mother with their two

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Martini Bianco

When grandpa died, grandma realised how devastating it is when death and funeral come without preparations. She took the decisions

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Glass Coffin

I like to plan funerals. I asked my sister what she would like, if God forbid, she went before me.

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No Ice Cream

When I was 8 years old my brother died, I begged my parents to let me go to the funeral.

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Burial Act

My friend and I had tickets to a concert in London’s Union Chapel. He told me as a Levite, he

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Made A Shroud

My first experience of death, when I was 5, was of my father’s. But it wasn’t a death – he’d

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With a Bang

My grandmother passed away 7 years ago. She always was a stubborn woman and was determined she wasn’t going. My

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Incredibly Blessed

I brushed Mum’s hair for half an hour, as I used to as a child. I felt incredibly blessed to

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Incredibly Peaceful

Hot, still afternoon. In my great grandparents’ house. Great Grandma was in the garden. Great grandad came in from his

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A Tribute

I’ve worked for a bereavement counselling service for 7 years, until I decided to leave London and live in Devon.

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Donated Flowers

My grandmother was buried on a wet and miserable day. My mum and her three sisters were very upset, standing

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Opened the Window

My husband died of cancer two years ago and during his last few days he couldn’t stand any light in

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In a Jar

Our daughter aged 9 had a pet hamster called Chocky. When Chocky died we cremated him in a small loaf

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Old Sparky

My grandad’s death was strangely beautiful – we put a sign on the back of his chair ‘old sparky’ –

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Onion Hankies

My Grandmother and her friends regularly went to wakes as they were all very poor and would get some food.

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