TALKING ABOUT DEATH IS PART OF LIFE! Dying to Know Day is an initiative by The GroundSwell Project. 90% of people never share their end-of-life wishes and Dying To Know Day seeks to spark conversations and deeper community engagement about end of life planning and build death literacy. Dying To Know Day is August 8th. Host an event or take personal action! www.dyingtoknowday.org for more details.

2. Dying to Know Day is an annual day of action dedicated to bringing to life
conversations and community actions around death, dying and bereavement.
We want to encourage all Australians to:
• develop their death literacy
• make their end of life plans such as a will and advance care plan
• share these wishes with their families
• get informed about end of life and death care options such as dying at home, home and community led
funerals and natural burial
• be better equipped to support family and friends experiencing death, dying
and bereavement.
#dyingtoknowday

3. We always talk about the plans we have
for our birthday.
Let’s talk about what we want for our
death day.
• Where would you like to be when you die?
• Who would like to be there?
• Do you want to have music playing/prayers
said/songs sung/silence?
• Do you want to be receiving treatment up until
your death?
• How else could you
personalise the experience?
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4. 90% of people never share
their end of life wishes
• Now that you have thought about your end of life wishes,
who do you need to talk to about them?
• Do you think it would be a good idea to write your wishes
down for the future?
• Does this have to be done formally or informally?
• Do you know where to get the documents from?
#dyingtoknowday

5. 45% of people die without a will
• How do you go about writing a will?
• Have you thought about who you would want to have your
things?
• Who would be your executor?
• It is okay to give items to people before you die also if you
want to.
• There are other legal documents that you may find useful –
Medical Power of Attorney/Financial Power of Attorney
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6. Don’t just like or comment.
Call and talk.
• Have you seen this type of post?
• Is social media a good place to
express grief?
• Who owns a Facebook page after
someone dies?
#dyingtoknowday

7. Dead Poets Society (1989)
— John Keating
“No matter what anybody tells you,
words and ideas can change the world.”
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8. Dying to Know Day
August 8th
www.dyingtoknowday.org
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