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In early December, 2021, Adrienne Parker discovered that her oldest child, Brandyn, had died in his car.  Brandyn's life had been caught in a cycle of mental illness and incarceration, resulting in his being homeless and living in his car.  His body needed to be examined by the coroner before Adrienne, with the help of her friend, Rebecca, had him brought back home to be cared for there by his loving family.
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Today we hear from two members of the Arizona Community Death Care collective, Dani LaVoire and Jade Sherer. This is another episode that will be of interest to those listeners who are either already engaged in or just beginning to form community groups. If you have any questions for the AZ collective you can reach out to them here: https://www.azcommunitydeathcare.org/mission
The website for White Eagle Memorial Preserve is here:
https://www.naturalburialground.org/
And to learn more about Jade's offerings check out these beautiful pages:
https://www.itsournature.net/
https://www.patreon.com/jadesherer
http://insig.ht/jadesherer




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Sarah is joined by Angela and Michael Franklin, founders of Crossroads Community DeathCare, for an in-depth conversation on how engaging in community led death care has the potential to shift the culture around dying and death.
To find out more about what they offer, find them on Facebook:
https://m.facebook.com/crossroadsdeathcare 
and Instagram:
https://instagram.com/crossroads_deathcare
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Tim Johnson shares the story of choosing to care for his dad at home, and his journey getting there through the stories of two other significant deaths in the family. 
To see Debbie Wagner's art work click here: http://www.debbiewagnerart.com/
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On this episode Sarah has a conversation with three members of a community led death care group in Canada. They share the touching story of bringing Gypsy's son, Andrew, home to the island to care for his body and lay him to rest in a natural burial.
Here is the link to the article: https://news.yahoo.com/grassy-green-future-composting-human-095323526.html
And the Community-Led Death Care group:
https://communityleddeathcare.ca/
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Sarah has a conversation with North Carolina based singer songwriter Laurelyn Dossett who shares the story of the burial she and her brothers provided for their mother in a hand crafted wooden box in Laurelyn’s garden.
Here's the link to her piece,  A Family Project, in The Bitter Southerner:
https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2022/a-family-project
Find out more about Laurelyn and her music here:
https://www.laurelyndossett.com/ 


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