On Death and Dying
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2020
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Death tolls are being reported every day but it’s still hard for many of us to talk about death and dying. We start that conversation with listeners and palliative care experts. We’ll talk about the current situation, facing death in hospital, at home or in care homes, how to do advance care planning, how best to grieve, and how at any time we can prepare for our own and our loved ones’ death.
Presenter: Jenni Murray Interviewed guest: Dr Rachel Clarke Interviewed guest: Sarah Tully Interviewed guest: Dr Frances Goodhart Interviewed guest: Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders Interviewed guest: Fi Munro Producer: Lucinda Montefiore
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| 0:34.4 | Hello, Jenny Murray welcoming you to Tuesday's edition of the Women's Hour |
| 0:39.4 | Podcast on the 21st of April. |
| 0:41.8 | Good morning. |
| 0:43.4 | Never in my relatively long life have I ever had to face up on a daily basis to the prospect |
| 0:50.0 | of my own death and the reality of the end of life for so many people. |
| 0:55.0 | Since we've been aware of how dangerous the coronavirus is, we've had to listen day after day |
| 1:00.0 | to the numbers of people who've died in hospitals, care homes and sometimes at home and |
| 1:05.1 | ask ourselves some very serious questions. Would I be prepared to say no to being |
| 1:11.1 | taken to hospital? Yes, I don't want to take the place of someone who |
| 1:14.6 | would be more likely to benefit. Am I prepared to say I don't want to be resuscitated and have |
| 1:20.5 | I put everything in order for my family should the worst happen? |
| 1:24.0 | How would I cope if one of my loved ones were to die without me at their side |
| 1:28.0 | and perhaps be unable to attend a proper funeral? |
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