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Dying on the canal
FromThe BMJ Podcast
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Lady-Jacqueline Aster lives on a 72 foot canal boat. She's been diagnosed with adrenocortical cancer, and is receiving palliative care and is planning to die in the home she loves.
In this interview The BMJ's patient editor, Rosamund Snow, talks to Lady-Jacqueline about her cancer, her care and her funeral plans - and why planning one's own death can be fun.
Read more about healthcare on the water
http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j245
Since this recording, Rosamund died by suicide, making these discussions about planning for death more poignant. You can read more about Rosamund's life and work in her obituary.
http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.j850
In this interview The BMJ's patient editor, Rosamund Snow, talks to Lady-Jacqueline about her cancer, her care and her funeral plans - and why planning one's own death can be fun.
Read more about healthcare on the water
http://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j245
Since this recording, Rosamund died by suicide, making these discussions about planning for death more poignant. You can read more about Rosamund's life and work in her obituary.
http://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.j850
Released:
Mar 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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