People who have loved ones who have died at Jersey’s Hospital or in the States nursing homes, will now be given dignity bags for the deceased’s belongings. The States of Jersey say it had not been unusual for a person’s possessions to be passed back to their families in a plastic bag or a bin liner. The aim of the dignity bag is to provide a sensitive way of returning belongings to family members. The symbol of a butterfly is on the bag, chosen recently by hospital staff, as a way to alert members of the hospital that someone has become recently bereaved.
Source: Bereaved to be given dignity bags after death of loved ones | Channel – ITV News
About Sue Diane Rosenbloom, CT, MA
Thanatologist: Loss, Trauma, Crisis, Death, and Grief Educator -
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Bachelor of Arts in Human Studies - Marylhurst University (2007)
Certificate in Thanatology - Hood College (2008)
Master of Arts in Thanatology - Hood College (2009)
Certificate in Thanatology - The Association for Death Education and Counseling (the highest level of loss and grief education).
* Hospice, Alzheimer's, and Senior's Advocate
* Former first responder for Trauma Intervention Program, Inc. (TIP)
* Former Hospice and Bereavement Volunteer for Providence Hospice Bereavement Program
* Association for Death Education and Counseling Member
* National Alliance for Bereavement of Children
* Hood College Thanatology Association
* American Group Psychotherapy Association
* Hospice, Loss, Grief and Bereavement Researcher
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