How do we tackle one of society’s last great taboos?

John Stevens  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 Jul 2022
Share Add       
How do we tackle one of society’s last great taboos?

Deborah James with her husband Seb | photo: Instagram

Death is the one of the last taboos in contemporary British society. Medical advances over the past 200 years have all but ended infant mortality and life expectancy is now more than 81 years. As a result, we are less familiar with death, which is confined to medicalised environments. We tend not to talk about it.

Our reasonable expectation that most people will live to a ripe old age means that we are even more shocked when younger people die.

Fear and frustration

Earlier this month Deborah James, the podcaster, revealed that she had moved to end-of-life care for bowel cancer. She is only 40 and will leave a partner and two children. She has spoken with candid honesty of her fear and frustration. In a podcast interview she said: ‘Please, please just enjoy life because it is so precious. All I want right now is more time and more life.’ In an interview with the Sun, she said:

Share
< Previous article| Comment| Next article >
Read more articles on:   death
Read more articles by John Stevens >>
Comment
John Stevens: Evangelical unity & 'secondary issues'

John Stevens: Evangelical unity & 'secondary issues'

The appointment of Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury has inevitably raised questions as to how evangelicals deal …

Comment
Fear and disorientation as the world changes

Fear and disorientation as the world changes

There is a palpable sense that the world order is changing from the “rules-based” order established after the end of …

Need to advertise?

We can help you reach Christians across the country

Find out more

Looking for a job?

Browse all our current job adverts

Search