For years, local DJ Dave Gilmore soundtracked other people's nights out in pubs and clubs. But now he's curating a uniquely personal playlist - the songs of his own life to carry him through terminal illness. The list includes both November Rain and Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns and Roses, Apache by The Shadows - which inspired Dave to play guitar - and Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.
Towards the end of 2019, Becca Smith's life was full and hectic. At 28, she had taken on a unit in Chester to convert into a yoga studio, poured in all her savings and hired teachers, while at the same time working as a personal trainer. Her days started at 5am; she was driven, stressed, excited, and had no time for the back pain that just would not subside.
Denis's father, a laboratory technician in rural eastern France with terminal cancer, chose to end his life through illegal, clandestine euthanasia in 2008 I was plunged into grief while having to keep the secret about how he died, Denis said. Now he leads the campaign for assisted dying and palliative care, as president of the Association for the Right to Rie with dignity.