A final gift from Wendy Mitchell

Recently, Bloomsbury Publishing released a final message from author and dementia awareness advocate Wendy Mitchell, who died earlier this year. I encourage you to watch the video, in which she so eloquently explains her decision to take agency over the end of her life.

In the video, she speaks so poignantly about those with dementia working so hard to present as “normal” in public and the toll that takes on a person over time. This can apply to other conditions as well, such as depression. We could all learn a lesson here, by being more compassionate when encountering others whose struggles may not be readily apparent on the surface.

In addition to this moving video, Mitchell has given us a final gift in the form of a book, One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind.

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