Thistle Community Death Care

08/23/2026

I’m so proud of my friend, Erin Bishop, of Nightsong Doulas. https://www.styleweekly.com/death-literacy/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAT4TstjbGNrBPhOa3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEehLoTV-CUMFkBVg6tY5suH3oSWjSWHvx2WEdqzQidLt4bTftusBRg5JQCyqQ_aem_PX7IbKvIJtF_Nbv5ACNTaA%E2%98%BA%EF%B8%8F

When a community stops avoiding death and starts talking about it, everything changes.

08/17/2026

Thistle Community Death Care is partnering with the Chesterfield County Public Library to offer a workshop on creating End-of-Life Hope Chests. Info below. Stay tuned for an official event listing!

Come create a plan for a hope chest that contains end-of-life wishes. End-of-life hope chests are designed to help people face their mortality and prepare loved ones to execute...

08/16/2026

Something lovely to think about this morning. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18GXo96rGt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/12/2026

New blog post up about the value of faking your death…

https://www.patreon.com/JenniferJurlando/posts/161413896?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

08/08/2026

If you are a grief worker in the greater Richmond area, please consider attending the August Bereavement Coalition meeting. The meeting is at Bliley’s on Staples Mill. Lunch is provided and Rachael Watman of Swann's End Flowers will be talking about personalizing funeral flowers and the value of creative efforts in processing loss.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1b6veFbCBG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

This is the form to register 1 person for the Bereavement Coalition of Central Virginia meeting (date listed above). This registration form is both your RSVP to the meeting and your lunch order. Lunch has no cost to participants and is sponsored by Bliley's. Please share this invitation with your co...

08/08/2026

A nice piece on washing the body after death.

I have been present for many after-death bathing’s over the years.Some were quiet.Some were filled with tears.Some, surprisingly, were filled with laughter as families shared stories and memories while caring for someone they love.Every one of them taught me the same thing…caring for someone's b...

07/26/2026

Thankful for time Graves Mill Farm, to finish editing my book, to write and to prep for upcoming events.