A Good Death

‘The family is often doing everything to avoid the conversation going to “the worst place” in case it gets emotionally horrible,’ says Dr Mannix. ‘But actually it becomes a lot calmer once you start asking: “If she’s so sick she cannot be saved, what sort of things should we be doing now so we don’t regret anything?”

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Organ Donation

When the only hope for Lubna Siddiqui’s critically-ill toddler, Fatima, was a liver transplant
Lisa Wilson’s son, Tom, 22, saved her life through organ donation after he died in a hockey accident aged 22.

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Nell Gifford

Founder of the wonderful Gifford’s Circus, Nell was diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive invasive ductal carcinoma in her left breast in 2015 and the following year,  developed it in her right breast. She died on 8th December 2019, aged just 46.

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Simon Brennan

The super-fit father of three who is dealing with motor neurone disease with extraordinary grace and stoicism.

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Parish Councils

They’re the lowest rung of local government yet control a surprising amount of your life. Some say they are a law unto themselves..

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