Dying Matters Awareness Week (18th-24th May 2015)

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1 May 2015

What will survive of us? An exhibition and discussion about legacy and continuing bonds.

This exhibition is organised by the LOROS-DMU Centre for the Promotion of Excellence in Palliative Care (CPEP), and the Universities of Leicester and Bradford as part of with Dying Matters Awareness week. The aim is to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.

What will survive of us?
What will survive of us, bodies?
What will survive of us, our descendants?
What will survive of us, our memories?
What will survive of us, souls?

People have asked these questions for thousands of years, and found various answers in religion, science, genetics, poetry and elsewhere.

How do you want to live on after your death?

Are there things we can do now to secure the kind of legacy we want?

  • You might decide to register as an organ donor, or ask your GP)

  • You might decide to write a will

  • You might think about whether to have children and what we want to pass on to them

  • You might want to plan your own memorials

  • You might want to prepare your souls

Come and share your thoughts at one of our discussions events:

Exhibition

  • The Exchange, 50 Rutland St, Leicester, LE1 1RD 4 - 7 May

  • Food Court, Campus Centre Building, Ground Floor, DMU 11 - 15 May

  • Atrium Henry Wellcome Building, University of Leicester 18 - 22 May

Discussion

  • The Exchange Bar, 50 Rutland St, Leicester, LE1 1RD 7 May 6.30 - 7.30pm

  • Edith Murphy, House Room 1.28 15 May 12.30 - 1.30pm

  • Lecture Theatre, Henry Wellcome Building 21 May 6.00 - 7.00pm

You can find out more on the LOROS-DMU Centre for the Promotion of Excellence in Palliative Care (CPEP) website

You can also contact us by emailing research@loros.co.uk or join the tweeting at #continuingbonds

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