Time to prepare for your death: Tips on thinking ahead

Getting your house in order may not be your most pressing concern, but it will be of great benefit to your grieving family, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

It may be the last thing you want to do, but choosing a time to sit down and plan ahead for your death will protect your mourning loved ones from the stress of having to guess what you may have wanted. And who knows, it may provide some peace of mind for you too.

Attendees at the 2009 Irish Hospice Foundation’s Forum on End of Life identified that there was little guidance for this process, and input from attending groups gave rise to the Think Ahead form.