You Do the Dying, We Will Do the Rest

At a certain point in our lives, we turn to thinking about ageing and its logical conclusion – death. What constitutes a good experience of growing older? The Hon Jill Hennessy, former Minister for Health and Attorney-General, and Nicci Gerrard, author of What Dementia Teaches Us About Love and the bestselling Nicci French books, share their reflections on what it means to die well.

Please note that Sarah Holland-Batt will no longer appear in this session, but Jill Hennessy has been added.

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Nicci Gerrard is a novelist, a journalist and a campaigner who has co-written many books under the pseudonym Nicci French. In her own name, she has written five novels and a groundbreaking book which explores the many meanings of dementia, What Dementia Teaches Us About Love about the rights of those who live with dementia. She co-founded John’s Campaign, which has changed the culture of care in hospitals and residential homes across the UK.

The Hon Jill Hennessy is a former Minister for Health and Attorney-General. A well known reformer, she led the groundbreaking reforms to legalise assisted dying in Victoria. She is the author of Respect and recipient of the Thornett Award for the Promotion of Reason.

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