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#ConfMSH24 Prof Ann Gallagher tells us of her childhood in Donegal ‘Wake’ was part of the culture - with dead bodies in the front room … Has death disappeared now ? #DMAW24 @KevinToolis

#ConfMSH24 Prof Ann Gallagher Talking about the SLOW movement Storytelling is part of this “Stories give us the steer on how to live … and how not to live

#ConfMSH24 ‘Time is not a question of length, it is a question of depth’ Prof Ann Gallagher Brunel University of London Reminds us of this Cicely Saunders quote

#ConfMSH24 HPAL getting mentioned a lot at our Conference HPAL Opioid conversions Help for breathless patients And so much more ! hpal.medindex.co.uk/c #DMAW24

#ConfMSH24 Colleague senior nurses Mark Troup and Amie Lacey doing an amazing and shocking dramatisation of BOB admitted to Hospital at 1am from a care home …. And the outcomes were f a sad suffering over-medicalised death in hospital How can we do better ?

#ConfMSH24 Paula Boyd talking about how to support children who face loss Huge numbers of children with neurodiversity being referred for support after loss 27000 parents die a year - that’s so many children affected Early conversations matter #DMAW24 #Grief

#ConfMSH24 Nana Zhvitiashvili Art Psychotherapist sharing a case of how to support a bereaved child Adversity Organised Growth Fabulous therapeutic art work by children The questions they ask … #DMAW24 #Grief

#ConfMSH24 Now it’s ace CNS Team Lead Barbara van Brummen CNWL NHS FT sharing stories of drama at home caring at the end of life What do people appreciate ? #DMAW24

ConfMSH24 More drama at home! Husband started measuring up his wife after her death ‘Why are you measuring her?’ asked the nurse… ‘Oh I am going to put her in our chest freezer - to keep her at home for a while!’ Need to talk to families about care after death ! #DMAW24

#ConfMSH Brunel University of London Medical presenting on their experience of interviewing hospice patients #DMAW24

#ConfMSH24 Nurse Consultant Jo Fernandes giving a nuanced talk on Assisted Dying It is so not a binary issue #DMAW24 #AssistedDying

#ConfMSH24 French proposals re assisted dying Also proposing BILLIONS of Euros for palliative care Could we do this in the UK ? Balancing care, compassion and autonomy #DMAW24

#ConfMSH24 Great summary of arguments for and against assisted dying #AssistedDying #DMAW24

#ConfMSH24 Heather Wells Consultant Clinical Psychologist discussing death anxiety Why me? Why now ? What next ? ‘What’s bothering you most about dying?”- simple brave questions Often very practical responses ‘My husband doesn’t know how to do my daughters hair’ #DMAW24

#ConfMSH24 Our Conference was much enjoyed yesterday Death, dying and all that jazz! Lectures will be on YouTube soon Much learning ! The jazz theme - passion, creativity and improvisation in palliative care was a thread thru the day

“…somebody with a terminal condition and very little time left has only BAD options” says Kim Leadbeater MBE MP Err..palliative care can be a GREAT option if ONLY it was more widely available AD law may change - but huge investment in palliative care is critical #AssistedDying

Off to Montreal for the McGill Int Pall Care Congress Will be tweeting with #mipcc2024 Much to learn from Canada 🍁 re #assisteddying And much else !

Our hospice Michael Sobell House is going an extra 5000 miles to get Shirley home to Goa A dying young mothers wish #totalcare #palliativecare Dying where you belong really matters gofundme.com/f/shirley-to-g…

Touch and Goa ! We completed Shirley’s repatriation to Goa yesterday Many people want to be where they feel they belong in their final days Do we ask? And do we make it happen enough I wonder? Kathryn Mannix Dr Rachel Clarke MyWishes #whatmatters harlingtonhospice.org/touch-and-goa-…

Does your role include care of people towards the end of their lives at home, in hospital or care homes? This looks good: my pals at Harlington Hospice invite you to join them for an updates day on 18th June. Apply here harlingtonhospice.org/conference/