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“One Sentence That Transformed My Life” – TEDxNHS 2019 [Video]

I wanted to post my TEDx talk from TEDxNHS 2019 which is so relevant to the subject matter of this blog – living life, talking about dying, accepting our own mortality, making preparations for life and end of life, and good experience of health and care, including good communication from healthcare professionals.

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Tina Newbury-Smith says:

May 7, 2021 at 06:00

I want to say “You are a truly amazing and inspirational person”
But something in your character tells me you’ll appreciate the comment, but a little voice inside your head will be going “Yeah, I’m amazing etc. That’s all very nice to hear, but have you nothing more original to say though??!”
Thank you for standing up and talking about this x

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What’s it like to live with a life-limiting condition? What’s it like to face your own mortality?

Lucy Watts MBE invites you to come with her on her journey through life – and end of life. Inspired by the late, great Kate Granger, she wants to give an honest look on life with a life-limiting illness and facing your own mortality, as well as experiencing end of life. So few people share an honest narrative and do not share the difficult side of experiences of illness in a way that is relatable and educational; Lucy wants to give people an experience of travelling this journey with her: through life and – when it comes – end of life. This isn’t a morbid blog. It’s about finding the silver linings, celebrating what is, cherishing those who are dear, finding and sharing the humour and laughing through life, and being brutally honest about life – including the highlights and the s*** bits. It’s life, in all its glory.

It’s a candid blog full of life, laughter, love and loss. Lucy wants to inspire people to live their life to the fullest, make the most of every day and to focus on all they do have, and motivate them to think about and plan for the only guarantee in life — death (as, in case anyone hasn’t noticed, life has a terminal prognosis) and to ensure their wishes are documented and all necessary paperwork is completed as soon as possible (aka, get your s*** in order!).

This is not a death blog – it’s a narrative of life, death and everything in between. A story of a life well lived.

Lucy Watts MBE is a prominent patient leader, disability activist, palliative care advocate, consultant, trainer, speaker and entrepreneur. She has a progressive life-limiting condition and extremely complex medical needs and has been living with the knowledge that she will have a short life since her mid teens; she has far exceeded her original prognosis.

Lucy wants to share her journey through life in a more candid and relaxed way. Lucy has truly lived an incredible life, and has far exceeded all expectations – both in terms of survival, and in terms of what she can achieve. However, Lucy’s illness is changing and at some point, she will reach the end of her life. When that’ll be, no one knows. A comment on a group about Lucy being able to voice something so many others cannot, inspired her to start this new blog. She hopes people can learn from, be inspired by and gain through her sharing her experience.

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