I love this question! I’ve thought a lot about my desire to die at home. (I see a lot of parallels with birth and death) I planned a homebirth when I had my son in 2022, he was born in hospital. It made me realise that plans can go awry and sometimes the hospital is the best place to be for a significant transition. To be able to step back and think ‘if I was to die in hospital, what could that look like’ is so valuable.
The thing that strikes me most is that I thought we needed humanity in birth and death work but actually from what you’ve shared it’s more about care and that is something AI can provide/supplement/support.
Thanks for your thoughts on all of this, Liane. Absolutely to needing humanity first in birth and death and I think the care is almost an added layer, an offering. I acknowledge that death is more profound than a physical environment and all of that will be left behind of course, but it sparks my curiosity in what could be possible in shifting just one moment in time and how it feels. Maybe (from my own experience of loss) it might really be more about care for the grieving than the dying.
I love this question! I’ve thought a lot about my desire to die at home. (I see a lot of parallels with birth and death) I planned a homebirth when I had my son in 2022, he was born in hospital. It made me realise that plans can go awry and sometimes the hospital is the best place to be for a significant transition. To be able to step back and think ‘if I was to die in hospital, what could that look like’ is so valuable.
The thing that strikes me most is that I thought we needed humanity in birth and death work but actually from what you’ve shared it’s more about care and that is something AI can provide/supplement/support.
Thanks for your thoughts on all of this, Liane. Absolutely to needing humanity first in birth and death and I think the care is almost an added layer, an offering. I acknowledge that death is more profound than a physical environment and all of that will be left behind of course, but it sparks my curiosity in what could be possible in shifting just one moment in time and how it feels. Maybe (from my own experience of loss) it might really be more about care for the grieving than the dying.