Death can come unexpectedly. And when someone passes away, it's difficult to focus on tasks such as logistics. There will be unimaginable stress and grief all at once.
It can be stressful to process funeral planning, insurance record, and legal and financial documents. Therefore, it is important to get everything sorted before you are staggering from loss.
But what if we can prepare for death? And what if we can do this digitally?
Then maybe the answer is Bereev, a death preparation app to destigmatize the conversation surrounding death and turn it from a taboo topic into an ordinary conversation.
According to Bereev, with planning and preparation, we can ease the lives of the people we leave behind.
Start the Death Conversation With Death Convo Game
Founder Izumi Inoue launched Death Convo Game as part of Bereev. This is a campaign asking 31 questions about death for 31 days.
"Initially it was all about getting folks to get started on their preparations, mainly getting their affairs, instructions, documents, and messages in order so that the people they leave behind will get the chance to grieve, instead of running around dealing with the death admin which can be very traumatizing," Inoue said, as cited by CNET.
According to Inoue, they sat down as a team and asked themselves about the biggest/most burning questions about death. They came up with around a hundred questions from which they've selected 31 questions.
Your preconceptions about death will be challenged by the game and the wider app, as you answer a new question to open up a dialogue with your loved ones.
For every day that users participate in the Death Convo Game, it gives them a greater chance to score free access to the Bereev app, where they can prepare their plans, according to CNET.
Bereev will then coaches you through the difficult process of organizing your death plans. The app also has a focus on inclusivity, with options for Muslim users who wish to upload their Wasiat and Hibah to their preparation plans.
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What Are the Promises of Death Technology?
Death tech is seen as a hugely promising area. This covers everything from alternative cremations and funeral tech to video games dealing with the concept of death care. Bereev, for once, has such an invested audience.
Death tech started from the concept of death positivity. This is all about destigmatizing the conversation of death.
CNET explains that death positivity doesn't mean you're looking forward to death. It only means that you have accepted that it will happen and you learn to talk about it in a healthy way.
"It [death] causes friction, additional trauma and it tears families apart. No one in their right mind would want to inflict that one their already grieving loved ones... I have a saying that I stick by: When I go to heaven, the last thing I want is to put my loved ones through hell," said Inoue.
This is the reason why Inoue and the team behind Bereev believe it's even more important to deal with the paperwork before the dreaded time comes.
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