JO SWIFT
END OF LIFE COMPANION

Walking alongside, supporting you to live well and die well

WALKING THE BONE ROAD

Gentle Dying

Last night I watched this film about assisted dying. I found it thought […]
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Mar 5
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A Lesson in Resilience

Originally written during my primary breast cancer treatment on 2019, today it popped […]
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Mar 4
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How Does Grief Fit into Life?

How in this fast-paced world do we find the time to grieve? I’m […]
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Mar 2
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Mutual Support

These trees are old friends, I’ve photographed them often over the years. They […]
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Feb 24
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Do You Mind a Little Dying?

Beautiful words, as always, by Mary Oliver. After Mum’s funeral yesterday, we interred […]
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Feb 22
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Small Things, Big Emotions

This week is tough, for many small / big moments that trigger a […]
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Feb 12
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The Treatment Treadmill

Despite wanting the world to stop whilst I grieve, it continues. My treatment […]
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Feb 4
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How to Sum Up a Life?

I’ve been starting to write mum’s eulogy and finding it surprisingly difficult. The […]
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Feb 3
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The Last Ecstatic Days

Last night, with a wonderful group of death doulas, I watched The Last […]
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Jan 31
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When Great Trees Fall

Today this poem – When Great Trees Fall, by Maya Angelou is swirling […]
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Jan 29
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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.