I once worked with wombs and now I specialise in death. I learned the end is as sacred as the beginning

Palliative care recognises the importance of spirituality and the soul, Kae Sheen Wong writes, and within this lies ‘mystery and privilege’. Photograph: Christine Rose Photography/Getty Images

I think about death all the time.

I used to think about birth all the time. This is because I used to work with wombs; for years, I worked exclusively in obstetrics and gynaecology. Then I became a palliative care doctor.