Episode 11: the language of death and dying

February 11, 2024 00:43:05
Episode 11: the language of death and dying
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Episode 11: the language of death and dying

Feb 11 2024 | 00:43:05

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Show Notes

Why do we find it so hard to use the correct language around death and dying? Instead, hedging it about with all kinds of euphemisms?  I talk to Catherine Beer, Pastoral Care Worker at the Thames Hospice to get her thoughts.

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