Forget Swedish death cleaning, letting go is hard – even when it’s just a jacket | Nova Weetman

Theoretically a Swedish death clean means a lighter load for those tasked with emptying your space after you're gone.

But it can also mean the loss of mementoes, treasures and historical ephemera that can help the living to put together the puzzle of who you were.

As we talked, I realised that although it would be easier for us if Dad had sorted things before he died, the process of emptying his house was allowing me to see him differently.