No matter how much we bring forward the topic of death, speak about in our social circles, study it, or plan for it, we are never going to be guaranteed that we will have a 'good' death. This is the topic of the following Huff Post article:
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/death-dying_uk_5cfa5023e4b06af8b5070e9d?guccounter=1
What defines a good death will differ for each of us. It is great to think through the ideal situations, but what will you do if you face a drastically different scenario? Is there something you can do now to help change your mindset?
And in your professional role, have you ever come up against a conversation about the intricacies of dying itself? A client who is mourning who has mentioned the details about their loved one's positive or negative experience? A stakeholder who hasn't bothered to sugar-coat their grief? How did it make you feel and how did you react?
No answers here, no guarantees on how to approach in the future... as the article states, we just can't let dying get lost in the discussion of death.
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