The death of a family member or friend overwhelms many people. For those who want to arm themselves, two pastors offer “last aid courses”. Visit to a special workshop.
Interviewed by
Merlin Wasserman, Bavaria
Suddenly it goes quiet in the beautiful wood-panelled hall as Annemarie Schmid pulls out a stone and a quill. She devoutly lifts first one object, then the other, and asks the last-aid course participants to tell us how they feel now that the course is over: heavier or lighter? A collective gulp goes through the room.