DRAGONFLY SYMBOLISM
In Japan, the dragonfly is shown great respect and admiration. It is a symbol of strength, victory and power. The Chinese consider the dragonfly a symbol of good luck, harmony and prosperity. In Native America, it signifies happiness and purity, and is often viewed as the actual soul or spirit of a deceased love one who has come back to see them.
RESOURCES
For more information on community deathcare check out
Deathcare Kingston and Community Deathcare Canada,
both on Facebook.
RESOURCES
For more information on community deathcare check out
Deathcare Kingston and Community Deathcare Canada,
both on Facebook.
https://m.facebook.com/groups/communitydeathcarecanada/
https://m.facebook.com/deathcarekingston?_rdr
https://m.facebook.com/deathcarekingston?_rdr
For details and information on natural (or "green") burial check out these two sites:
The link, below, is from an organization that has published an educational guide to end-of-life documents. Although they are based in the U.S. the information is all relevant to us in Canada, with the exception of the HIPAA release:
https://www.asbestos.com/support/end-of-life-documents/
This next link is to a booklet that Kingston Health Sciences Centre has made available:
https://kingstonhsc.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/98_a_guide_to_understanding_death_and_dying.pdf
The following links feature Dr. Kathryn Mannix, whom I have great respect for. The first is to a short video on the topics of why we need to talk about dying as well as what "normal" dying looks like:
https://fb.watch/fd_a0NgMyK/
The second is to an audio interview, just under 30 minutes, of her by Dr. Brian Goldman:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/it-s-not-what-you-see-in-the-movies-doctor-demystifies-dying-1.5496491
https://www.asbestos.com/support/end-of-life-documents/
This next link is to a booklet that Kingston Health Sciences Centre has made available:
https://kingstonhsc.ca/sites/default/files/files/resource/98_a_guide_to_understanding_death_and_dying.pdf
The following links feature Dr. Kathryn Mannix, whom I have great respect for. The first is to a short video on the topics of why we need to talk about dying as well as what "normal" dying looks like:
https://fb.watch/fd_a0NgMyK/
The second is to an audio interview, just under 30 minutes, of her by Dr. Brian Goldman:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/it-s-not-what-you-see-in-the-movies-doctor-demystifies-dying-1.5496491