Personally, I think that the OP in the original AITA post actually IS the a$$hole and I say that despite being raised Hindu, I have always disagreed with cremation -- and especially spreading ashes in the Ganges (or other water) for EXACTLY this kind of reason, among others. Because I have always hated how the Hindu practice of cremation and scattering the ashes like that, leaves NO physical place such as a... Source: almost 2 years ago

Https://urnabios.com/. it’s definitely a thing. Source: over 2 years ago

A few people have linked to this, which I actually had no idea existed. Source: over 2 years ago

I'm going to be a tree. I've told my family. They know what I want. Source: over 2 years ago

There’s also a company that’ll use your body to fertilize a tree. You send em a corpse, and a year or so later, they send you a sapling to plant in your yard. BiosUrn. Source: over 2 years ago

Storyworth is $99/year. It has prompts and they give you a book at the end of the year. It requires the storyteller to use email, which might be a barrier. Source: 11 months ago

It’s not voice, but I came across Storyworth and seems pretty cool. They send a daily email with a single question to your loved one. That person answers and then at the end of the year you get a printed book with all the answers. Source: about 1 year ago

Try Storyworth: https://welcome.storyworth.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

Storyworth e-mails them a question every week, asking about their life or childhood. They have fun reminiscing, they feel good knowing you care about their stories, and at the end of the year you get a book of family history. Win-win. Source: about 1 year ago

I think therapy for comfort care/hospice patients is largely overlooked. It’s basic practice for my hospital to sign off when patients switch to this phase, saying something along the lines of “no further therapeutic progress expected, rehab potential plateaued” yadda yadda. But I think it’s very important to have at least one more conversation and ask if they have any specific goals given the transition. ie.... Source: over 1 year ago