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Category: Death and Dying

No religion but still soulful
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No religion but still soulful

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

The moment arrived. I opened the New Zealand Census webpage, filled in my code and with one click of the mouse became a No Religion, one of the fastest growing groups in our community. To be honest, I didn’t feel that…

Support for the End of Life Choice Bill
Bodies

Support for the End of Life Choice Bill

Posted on February 18, 2018April 10, 2018 by Sande Ramage

New Zealand is currently considering David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill through the Justice Select Committee process. My submission is below in its entirety. Support for the Bill I support the intent of this Bill because it emerges from…

Hospital Chaplains too Christian for Nones?
Death and Dying

Hospital Chaplains too Christian for Nones?

Posted on August 31, 2015February 7, 2018 by admin

She sat beside the bed, tears brimming. ‘Mum’s dying.’ ‘Yes.’ We sat in silence for a bit. ‘I’ve lost my faith.’ ‘Uh huh.’ ‘When my friend died.’ ‘Mm.’ We held hands and Mum’s too, wondering in our own ways, about…

Shared vulnerability: the key to soulful & just end of life choices
Bodies

Shared vulnerability: the key to soulful & just end of life choices

Posted on June 19, 2015February 18, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I used to love the story of Little Red Riding Hood. There was something deliciously appealing about getting dressed up in an elegant red cape and sauntering off into the world alone. Grandma turning into the wolf didn’t bother me,…

Knights in common
Church

Knights in common

Posted on July 20, 2012February 7, 2018 by Sande Ramage

Professor Sir Mason Durie is a seasoned presenter.  One slide with three points and he had the standing room only crowd in his hand at Vaughan Park Anglican Retreat Centre.  We were a willing audience having gathered to hear his…

Death watch silences Google
Death and Dying

Death watch silences Google

Posted on February 4, 2012February 7, 2018 by Sande Ramage

‘Look’, he said, waving a scrap of paper in front of me, ‘the doctor’s been and this is what he thinks I’ve got.’ The phrase on the page was vaguely familiar but before I could begin untangling the words he…

My dad’s dying
Death and Dying

My dad’s dying

Posted on March 27, 2011July 25, 2018 by Sande Ramage

I was just 21 when my mum died after a long illness.  For the last month of her life, we nursed her at home, which turned out to be one of the defining experiences of my life. Perhaps it sounds…

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