Sunday, October 23, 2022 | Special Advertising Section 1 R 8 Almost no one wants to talk about death, whether their own or a loved one’s passing. But Maureen Kures welcomes the discussion. Kures is the Seattle-based founder of Radiant Mourning, a service to help families discuss and plan for death. “We don’t want to talk about death in our culture because of that fear of the unknown, that someday we’re going to be gone,”Kures says. “Many people don’t even want to think about it.” Years ago, when she started working at her first nursing job in an oncology unit, Kures felt scared. But over time, fears fell away. “It’s always sad when someone dies that we love.We miss them,” she says. “But death can be a beautiful journey.” Only 40% of Americans have planned for their deaths in any way, Kures says, preferring to ignore or postpone the topic. But adult children between the ages of 45-65 tend to start getting anxious about juggling the needs of aging parents and growing teens or young adults. It’s the perfect time to initially — and very gently — bring up conversations around end-of-life, funeral and burial, and after-death plans. In other cases, it’s the parent’s job to introduce the complex topic. !"#$%&'(#)*+,$-"(#.&/+$'-"'$%&$#0& 1+(2(3#0&0",'3,,"(#,&$4(3-&0*$-5 PHOTOS VIA GETTY IMAGES Real TALK TALK TALK AgingWell !"#$ % &#$' !"#$%&"'()%)*+,%")%-,(%.("-,%.(+/%"0$%-,(%1(223% 4"'(%+"0%'"/(%#(5("260&7%5*20(#"82(%+305(#)"-630) "83*-%$("-,%"%26--2(%(")6(#%9%"0$%:(#,":)%(5(0%;*0< By Lora Shinn Special to Aging Well !"# !()* &)*+
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