A retired end-of-life doctor has revealed what she believes really happens when people die, saying it's "probably not as bad as you're expecting". Dr Kathryn Mannix, from Northumberland, specialises in palliative and end-of-life care, and is seeking to break down taboos and encourage people to talk more about death.
Dr Mannix, who has worked in the profession for 30 years and has written books on the subject, believes the whole process of dying is much easier for the person at the end of their life and their families if everything is more upfront, including the language used, the Mirror reports.
Speaking to a short film for BBC Ideas, she said: "“In my humble opinion, dying is probably not as bad as you’re expecting. We’ve lost the rich wisdom of normal human dying and it’s time for us to talk about dying and reclaim the wisdom.
