In an interview with a man who is battling several terminal illnesses, Lorraine addresses his struggle. He tells her that he has cheated death a number of times and that he is due to have a conversation with, "Father Time." Through questions about his many important relationships, she describes how we are all members of a club of life. When we are no longer physically present we can still maintain our membership status through those with whom we have loving connections. Identity is seen as relational instead of residing in an individual, leading to other ways to think about death and the power of life affirming legacy.
Running Time: 48 minutes
Lorraine Hedtke LCSW, specializes in working with people who are dying and families after a loved one has died. She is employed by Hospice Care and regularly teaches nationally and internationally about narrative therapy and death, dying and bereavement. Her articles have appeared in many professional and trade journals. She is the author, along with John Winslade, of the book, "Re-membering Lives: Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved". Her new children's book, co-written with her 12 year old daughter Addison, "My Grandmother is Always With Me", is available at her website: www.rememberingpractices.com