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Category: Dying

Lifesaving Poems: Ian McMillan’s ‘On The Impossibility of Staying Alive’

On the Impossibility of Staying Alive They have found a new moon; it stands on my shoulder. They call it … More

Dying, Ian McMillan, Lifesaving Poems, Peter Sansom, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Ted Hughes, The Poetry Business

Top five regrets of the dying -from The Guardian

There was no mention of more sex or bungee jumps. A palliative nurse who has counselled the dying in their … More

Dying, Life Lessons, Presence, Work, Work Life Balance

Advice from the dying -by Oliver Burkeman in The Guardian

Photo: Andy Oliver In May 2005, the chairman and chief executive of the accountancy giantKPMG was told he had about 100 … More

Dying, Life Lessons, Presence, Suffering

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