After someone you love dies, it’s often the small things that hit the hardest.
A song on the radio. Driving past their favourite picnic spot. Reaching for your phone to call them after a rough day and then remembering you can’t.
That’s where the wind phone comes in — an old rotary phone, connected to nothing, created as a quiet place to “talk” to someone who’s passed away.
What began as one man’s way of coping with loss, has since spread around the world, opening up space for conversations about death, loss and grief.
Guests:
- Amber Gordon, manager of the Darley Neighbourhood House and Learning Centre
- Anna Gray, manager of Grampians Palliative Care Consortium
Pictured above is the newly installed Wind Phone at the Darley Neighbourhood House.
What started out as a Dying To Know Day project for the Barwon South Western Region Palliative Care Consortium and the Grampians Region Palliative Care Consortium is now being promoted throughout Australia. Community organisations are encouraged to create and install a Wind Phone in their local community. For more information on Wind Phones or to locate a Wind Phone go to the International Wind Phone page: Wind Phones