JO SWIFT
END OF LIFE COMPANION

Walking alongside, supporting you to live well and die well

WALKING THE BONE ROAD

When dying isn’t tragic

The language we use around death and dying matters.  Today this post popped […]
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Jul 1
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Ancient Deaths, Modern Life – The Cladh Hallan Mummies

Cladh Hallan – Honouring Ancestors The next site I would like to share […]
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Jun 17
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Lost Without A Map

The past few months have been challenging to say the least. Battling pain, […]
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May 18
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Thresholds

Thresholds In any life-limiting illness, there are many thresholds we cross, some so […]
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Apr 3
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What Not To Say

Things to not say to someone with a terminal diagnosis, and more importantly, […]
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Mar 29
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Ancient Deaths, Modern Life – The Bad Dürrenberg Shaman

The Bad Dürrenberg Shaman The next burial I would like to discuss is […]
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Mar 17
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Ancient Deaths, Modern Life – Whitehorse Hill Woman

At Imbolc, I begin with a local burial I am very familiar with, […]
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Feb 2
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Ancient Deaths, Modern Life

This new series of blog posts will look at prehistoric burials and what […]
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Feb 2
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The Many Paths of Grief

The last few days have been a lesson in grief, with its different […]
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May 27
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Liminal Paths

This week the cycle of life and death has been very evident. We’ve […]
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May 11
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About This Blog

I have created a blog to share my thought and journey with Stage 4 cancer. I hope that by sharing my experience, I can make the road a bit less frightening and give a few pointers of things I have learnt on the way.