Last year I was asked by Full Circle Funeral Directors to lead one of their online information sessions. Although they are based in Leeds, Ilkley and Harrogate, I knew about their very extensive programme of seminars and I’d attended a
Care time suspends the future…
I am a member of a book club run by Marian Krawczyk of the University of Glasgow End of Life Studies Group. For our last session Marian’s colleague, Naomi Richards, chose the book Intervals by Marianne Brooker. Dr Richards, like
Assisted dying in Scotland and the UK
A Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament by Liam McArthur MSP to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people has been rejected by 69 votes to 57. This is the end of the line for this particular Bill. In England,
Assisted dying – implications for celebrants and end-of-life doulas
On Monday 29th July, I hosted a zoom session for celebrants and end-of-life doulas on the possible implications of assisted dying legislation. There is a Bill currently before the Scottish Parliament that would legalize a form of assisted dying. What

