Story Library

“I learned about a lot of things in medical school, but mortality wasn’t one of them…The way we saw it, and the way our professors saw it, the purpose of medical schooling was to teach how to save lives, not how to tend to their demise.”

— Atul Gawande: Being Mortal

Our Story Library holds first person podcasts and blogs about the end-of-life. Written and voiced by those who have lived these valuable stories and who are motivated to destigmatise death and dying.

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Maggie’s story

Maggie Crowe, Director of Patient and Family Services, Dorothy House Hospice shares her professional journey from cancer care to palliative care and describes how it has shaped her outlook on life and death. From lessons learned from her own parent's end of life choices, to how she plans to live her life until the end, this podcast is well worth a listen.

Music at the end of life - Podcast

Registered Nurse, Lou Barnett shares her intimate experience of the power of music at end-of-life. Through intimate stories gathered from her hospice nursing experience and accompanied by her own flute playing, Lou’s words are worthy of all our attention.

Interview with Gill May - Podcast

Part of Life sat down with Gill May, Chief Nurse in BSW’s Integrated Care Board to discuss the state of end-of-life provision and where it should sit within the NHS care structure. From her childhood experiences of caring, to her ambitions for end-of-life care, this interview is a passionate romp through Gill’s lifetime of insights.