DiscoverMidlifing235: They no longer have needs, they are dead.
235: They no longer have needs, they are dead.

235: They no longer have needs, they are dead.

Update: 2025-06-04
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Lee and Simon talk about a moral conundrum: whether we ought to follow the wishes of the dead or that we owe more to those who remain alive. 

Things covered: video calls and the future, Blake and Jerusalem, Simon dancing in Dorset, Helen Poynor, transformative art, Jefrey infected by another dog (Lola), Lee practising looking up, Simon has a moral conundrum about following the wishes of the dead or taking care of the living, giving people the option, Simon's feeling about honouring the wishes of the dead, the emotional intelligence of Lee's dad (Norman), Lee's grandad was a wheelwright, not falling out over a wheelbarrow, sentimentality, being clear or not.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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235: They no longer have needs, they are dead.

235: They no longer have needs, they are dead.

Lee Miller and Simon Ellis