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One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind

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We talk so often about prolonging life, but we are actually prolonging death by not discussing the suffering part of it.’ If anything, Mitchell has turned into a bit of a daredevil as her condition has intensified. Last year, she went wing walking. A month ago, she walked the Infinity Bridge, a highwire suspended 1,000ft above sea level, strung across the Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria. “It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” she says proudly and with a smile. Later this year, she’s set to abseil down London’s 225m-tall “Cheesegrater” Leadenhall Building. Mitchell remembers vividly the day she sat her own daughters down to talk about it. “I made tea, and sweetened the occasion with cake,” she says, smiling. “It was awkward at first, but also lovely.” They talked about many things, primarily the lasting power of attorney, which means that Mitchell would have a say on how she died. In the past, she has been a vocal advocate of assisted dying. “In this country, we are so far behind so many others in that regard. Not just Switzerland, but Canada, France… I don’t understand why we can’t have a sensible discussion about it.”

While living with her diagnosis and facing the extreme changes that come along with a progressive terminal illness, Wendy wrote two Sunday Times-bestselling books, went skydiving for the first time and supports multiple dementia advocacy groups in the UK. She is known for talking about living with dementia, but now – while she is still able to – she explores dying with it. dying – to prepare herself and her loved ones for the end, and to appreciate the life she has left. Ultimately this is going to continue to be a long road of political debate and not something that is likely to be available in the very near future. It raises powerful emotions from those on both sides of the argument of assisted death. Wendy Mitchell doesn’t fear anything anymore. After her diagnosis of young-onset dementia in 2014, all of Wendy’s old fears – the dark, animals – melted away.Wendy of course raises the topic of assisted death and its unavailability as an option in the UK presently. Furthermore she also explores the impact of dementia on the decision making process involved in assisted death. Having dementia puts an added barrier in the way as it becomes questionable as to whether that person has the ability to make the decision to end their life. Wendy takes this discussion to another level arguing the right to make the decision to end her life before she “goes over the edge”. The right to die as your “preferred self” could apply to anyone with a terminal or life changing disease or illness. I have this struggle every time I look at what is left of my own mother who is in end stages Parkinsons. This is not how she would like to end her days. This beautiful book will give hope and courage to many people. An uplifting and courageous read' KATHRYN MANNIX

In One Last Thing, Wendy embarks on a journey to explore all angles of death: how we can prepare for it, how we talk about it with our loved ones and how we can be empowered to make our own choices. With conversations on the topic of assisted dying, from those who are fighting to make it legal to those vehemently opposed to its practice, Wendy reminds us that to get on with the business of living, we need to talk about death. Anyone who reads Mitchell's work can only admire her passion, her energy and her extraordinary courage' SUNDAY TIMESWendy Mitchell doesn’t fear anything anymore. After her diagnosis of young-onset dementia in 2014, all of Wendy’s old While living with her diagnosis and facing the extreme changes that come along with a progressive terminal illness, Wendy wrote two Sunday Times-bestselling books, went skydiving for the first time and supports multiple dementia advocacy groups in the UK. She is known for talking about living with dementia, but now - while she is still able to - she explores dying with it. That assisted dying isn’t law in this country, denying us a choice for when and how we die. What single thing would make your life better?

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