Author: Kathryn Mannix

Overview: This video explains the dying process very gently so that we understand it better and can have conversations with family and friends.

In the Dying Matters and Demystifying Death Weeks, 4 - 10 May, see here for how Kathryn Mannix explains the dying process, for understanding, supporting and having conversations with family and friends.

Dr Kathryn Mannix is a doctor, an author and educator who has worked in palliative care and with the dying all her professional life.

She says;

In a world where we have managed to overcome many challenges using technology and medical advances, there are still some difficult things that just won’t go away.
We have no cure for death. We’re getting better at postponing it, but sooner or later it comes to us all. So getting informed and prepared seems a good idea. Confronting the process allows us to plan for and relate to our dearest people over the last part of our lives.

Dying is a completely normal process yet has become a bit of a taboo in the culture we live in today. Produced by Theos, based in the UK and narrated by Dr Kathryn Mannix, this little video explains the dying process very gently so that we understand it better and can have conversations with friends and family before we dieand to help us support a loved one if they are dying.

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