BrainCan - death and dying

life has nothing to offer - should i bow out now?...

A middle-aged man who takes medication wonders whether it’s best just to conclude it all. Mariella...

clive james: the verbal tics of germaine greer s...

The writer on maintaining the dignity of wordsMy brain is not too fast on its feet lately,so I’ve...

keeping death in the dark: from david bowie to...

From megastars who don’t want a media scrum to those who just don’t want their final days...

i d rather go while watching countdown - the...

Britain is the best place in the world to die,according to a unique survey. But how can that be...

clive james: as my immune system underwent one of...

The odes Keats wrote in his final creative surge are so wonderful that it is impossible to believe...

yes, selfies and shark attacks can kill. but what...

As we seek to prolong our lives,we shut old people away, only delighted to see them whether they are...

clive james: i would like to go back and do things...

The writer reflects on big names and little booksNo amount of careful writing can overcome careless...

no grave for me, i ll be on the mantelpiece |...

Everyone should choose what happens to their remains,whatever the pope saysI had been showing my...

your funeral: thinking outside the box one last...

We’re lucky in Britain not to face the kind of restrictions over death ceremonies in place...

why are the poor blamed and shamed for their...

When someone dies,she often suffers a brutal moral autopsy, says Barbara Ehrenreich. Did she smoke?...

one to one: david schneider with jenny diski - ...

In a riveting 15 minutes,Diski discusses her terminal cancer – and the universal fright of death...

are you, like rita ora, terrified of death? you re...

Death,freedom, isolation and meaninglessness: how finish you face the four horsemen of existential...

good grief: desmond morris shows how a clearout...

The renowned zoologist is selling his worldly possessions after the death of his wife of 66 years....

a moment that changed me - discovering a dead body...

As a crime writer it’s something Ive had to imagine countless times. But it didn’t prepare me...

this is what it feels like to die

The American Chemical Society has released a video explaining how death feels – just in time for...

is aid in dying humane or sacrilegious? | ann...

Canada is the latest country to discuss passing aid in dying,but debate still rages approximately...

am i going to hell? you asked google - here s the...

Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions,big and small. Our...

we dont lose our mothers - the reality is more...

Saying goodbye to your mother is a pain we all must face. That doesn’t make it any easier to...

soon after we moved to france, my husband died....

You are dealing with the awful paralysis of grief,says Mariella Frostrup. You need to learn to...

california doctors can offer aid in dying, but...

The governor of the most populous state made it a law – but in many states in which aid in dying...

we think our attitudes to death are unchanging....

Death rituals such as the anglers who turned their friend’s ashes into fishing bait are nothing...

fancy going to the empire of death on your next...

Modern society is ever more distant from the primitive rituals surrounding death and mourning – so...

clive james: i have been collaborating on another...

Clive James reflects on the music businessLately,I am seldom impressed by the kind of poetry that is...

the guardian view on the new guidelines for end of...

A respectable death takes more than another new checklist. The methodical,airline-safety approach to...

are we ready to face death without religion? |...

A rise in atheist funerals shows that fewer of us need to rely on faith when confronted with...

lord lucan still haunts us - why can t we let the...

George Bingham,Lord Lucan’s son, wants his long-gone father to be officially declared dead. But...

are we ready to confront death without religion? |...

A rise in atheist funerals shows that fewer of us need to rely on faith when confronted with...

why we all need to see death and decay

The notion of ‘human remains’ can disturb,but as a custodian of anatomical specimens, I think...

would you like a daily reminder that death is...

A new app,We Croak, notifies you five times a day that you could die at any moment. It’s a memento...

clive james: a misprint in my new book made me...

Getting things out of proportion is an occupational hazard for anyone whose occupation is overIt was...

clive james: lady gaga s star spangled banner had...

To beget the authentic gift of vulgarity,you need to beget a talent for spoiling your own effectsIn...

when my patient died alone, i felt hollow. but to...

My hospital sees its unprejudiced share of isolated,disenfranchised patients. For those who die...

the final act of love: reclaiming the rites of...

The way we deal with the close of life is changing as a original generation of funeral directors...

so, do you come here often? an evening at new...

From yurts to Moroccan belly-dancing restaurants,these designated assembly spots are safe spaces to...

a moment that changed me: the third time i was...

The very conception seemed inconceivable. And the first two times,using nothing more than good...

as doctors, we dream about having the time to get...

Time things for cancers and strokes. It things to bureaucrats,too. And it mattered for one patient I...

a moment that changed me - seeing my grandad die...

I was seven when Grandad suffered a fatal stroke in front of me. Not long after,I decided I’d be a...

end of life care needs an investment pledge ...

We agree with your editorial (30 July) that while guidelines on terminate-of-life care are...

bottling the smell of dead people won t capture...

A company promises to supply ‘olfactory consolation’ by making a perfume from the distilled...

when do you know youre old enough to die? barbara...

With her latest book,Natural Causes, Barbara Ehrenreich notes that there’s an age at which death...

i had become a killer: how i learned to live...

After a fatal road accident, Jonathan Izard went to meet the friends of the man who had died. There...

a guide to dying could give us a better life |...

As a society we’re not very top-notch at preparing for death. The Catholic churchs updated guide...

from liquid burials to corpse compost: the eco...

A West Midlands council wants to expend tall-tech methods for less wasteful burials – what are the...

burial mounds make a comeback in 21st century...

A type of burial used 5000 years ago is available again as families mourning loved ones seek a...

clive james: my friend is 101 and i m hoping to...

The writer reflects on a trip to Addenbrooke’sMy maple tree has shed the last of its fiery leaves....

have any mediums received messages from the spirit...

Readers acknowledge other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to...

why funerals are the new weddings | fay schopen

A basic funeral service now costs an average of more than £3500,with prices expected to rise...

why wait for a funeral? i d like one hell of a...

Gathering friends and family to reminisce and celebrate a life needn’t come too late for us to...

meet the death doulas: the women who stay by your...

They are not medical experts,but they work alongside NHS staff in hospices or the community to...

snooping in a dead mans house: my uneasy...

Erica Buist was close to her boyfriend’s father: they shared a house,holidays, a like of wine. But...

The value of checklists in end of life care |...

Your editorial (30 July) dismissing the consume of checklists for end-of-life care is fundamentally...

i d never been able to talk to mum about...

Death cafes give strangers the opportunity to discuss the final taboo,and helped me have some...

Our culture of grieving is changing: a manly pat...

Robert Peston found his male friends insensitive after his wife’s death – but the problem is not...

my terminally ill stepfather showed me how...

He was battle-weary,but his controversial choice to discontinue life-saving measures was made from a...

how to have a great conversation with someone who...

Software developer Pieter Hintjens outlines his rules for talking to someone who is dying,as he...

superhero outfits more fashionable than frock...

The on-trend funeral is a celebration rather than a solemn occasion,says Co-op, with Darth Vader and...

Famous last words? Say them now, before it’s too...

None of us is Oscar Wilde, so if you would like your final words to be memorable some preparation...

rise of the alternative funeral: beaches, buses...

Poll shows a third of people would consider a non-church location for their funeral and a quarter...

at my fathers bedside, i learned what death looks...

NHS halt-of-life and palliative care must focus more on the dying person’s needs and wishes –...

grieving relatives face delay in burying loved...

Burials will only take place on two days over the next three weeks as Newcastle-under-Lyme borough...

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