JO SWIFT
END OF LIFE COMPANION

Walking alongside, supporting you to live well and die well

WALKING THE BONE ROAD

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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The Cloth of Compassion

I’ve been thinking of compassion as a blanket that we wrap around those […]
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Jan 28
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The Gift of Unknowing

I wrote this yesterday, as the clock ticked around to the time mum […]
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Jan 23
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The Final Labouring

Another day dawns, after a challenging night. Another call in the wee small […]
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Jan 21
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Isolation in Community

It’s 1am and the Rowcroft Hospice at Home nurses have just been out […]
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Jan 20
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The Sun Also Rises

This song – The Sun Also Rises, by Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane […]
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Jan 16
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The Gift of Breath

Witnessing mum’s body slow and fail has brought a new awareness of just […]
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Jan 14
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Sitting in Loving Vigil

I’m sitting with my mother, as she negotiates her way out of this […]
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Jan 10
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Medicine Pouch

Tomorrow I begin treatment, the first day of an ongoing cycle of drugs, […]
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Dec 28
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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.