Women working in palliative care
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to women from Colombia and the UK who care for people facing chronic or terminal illness
Confronting the death of a loved one – or the end of our own life – can be frightening and overwhelming. And yet it is something that will happen to all of us. So how can we open up conversations about the way we want to die? Is it possible to avoid pain and suffering? And who are the people who will care for us in our final moments?
Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women who work in palliative care.
Dr Tania Pastrana is from Colombia and is now based in Germany where she works for the International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care (IAHPC). And Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders is a general practitioner, and national lead in palliative care for the Royal College of GPs.
Producer: Hannah Sander
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