#77 What Matters Most in action and the power of Communication and kindness with Caroline England

Conversations About Advance Care Planning

Peter Camrass of Camrass Wills kindly supplied sponsorship to produce this episode. Peter has had no influence in the creation, development or content of this podcast and full control remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.This is an important episode of Conversations About Advance Care Planning. It’s a very reflective episode with learning for us all. I met with Caroline England, founder and writer of Featherbed Tales, over a year ago – we recorded an episode called Featherbed Tales and the power of voice which you can access in the show notes.

This time, as the saying goes, it’s personal. Caroline shared with me the writing she has produced to try and make sense of her experiences of death and bereavement. It took me a few goes to read and touched so many nerves – I really did smile at some reflections but also found myself in tears at others.

We talk about what What matters most looks like in action and the power of communication and kindness. Caroline also shares what happened towards the last days of her Mum’s life when anticipatory medications had not been thought through.

I am exceptionally grateful to Caroline for sharing her story and hope that listening to it highlights the importance of care, compassion and preparation towards the end of life.

If you are a team looking to provide better end of life care, or set up a one off or complete education programme in end of life care head to www.speakformelpa.co.uk where I provide details on how I can help you. You will also find information about my Lasting Power of Attorney consultancy and the talks I offer for organisations.

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