The more conversations we have about dying well, and respecting people’s wishes at the end of their life – so that a good death is part of a good life, rather than something we must never think about – the better it will be for everyone,” she says. At first, Kate Mosse had doubts about her latest book. When the novelist was approached to write about being a carer, she felt far outside her comfort zone. “I’m not a confessional writer. I make stuff up,” she says. Eventually, though, the campaigner in her won out. “There’s 8.8 million of us unpaid carers, we’re hidden in plain sight. I felt it was really important that we all start to speak up because social care needs to be sorted out.” Hailey Bieber flashes her midriff in crop top and duster coat while stepping out with Justin Bieber in Beverly Hills Kieron Dyer, 44, was dying with a rare liver disease just 11 weeks ago. Now, he speaks for the first time after a 'miracle' transplant G Flip and Selling Sunset's Chrishell Stause look loved-up as they pose hand in hand at the 2023 W Awards

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An Extra Pair Of Hands is my memoir, a story about finding myself, in middle age, a carer of three extraordinary older people living with my husband and I in our home in West Sussex: first, helping my heroic mother care for my father, who suffered with Parkinson’s; then, holding a watching brief for her as she negotiated life without him after nearly 60 years of marriage; finally, in these past few years, as a full-time ‘extra pair of hands’ for Granny Rosie.

This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently - and think differently about ageing.

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The issue has been especially acute over the past year. “It has been very notable during the pandemic, the invisibility of women making policy, women talking about policy. That is a problem, because if you have people making decisions who are not carers themselves, or don’t have much direct experience of it, then it’s very easy not to see it.” The best (and WORST) Christmas markets 2023 in Bath, Edinburgh, Manchester, London, Birmingham and more Lana Del Rey promotes appearance in the upcoming holiday special Christmas At Graceland:'I just know you're gonna have the best time' He died, a few days shy of his 87th birthday, in his own bed in our house on the corner where three generations lived together. Prepared for the next adventure, he was peaceful and calm in his leave-taking. Ma’s was different. Sudden, unexpected, devastating. She was only 83.This is a story about the gentle heroism of our carers, about small everyday acts of tenderness, and finding joy in times of crisis. It's about juggling priorities, mind-numbing repetition, about guilt and powerlessness, about grief, and the solace of nature when we're exhausted or at a loss. It is also about celebrating older people, about learning to live differently – and think differently about ageing. One can't get no satisfaction! Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, 76, is joined by glamorous wife Sally, 46, as they chat to Prince William at the Tusk Awards Michelle Pfeiffer, 65, glams up for post-Thanksgiving selfie after showing off her roast turkey: 'I am so grateful!' Tom Brady, 46, is LAUDED by fans as he shows off his VERY hunky frame in shirtless thirst trap snaps during family break Jennifer Ellison, 40, flaunts her toned figure in a white bikini in Turkey after revealing she's ditched dieting and is finally happy with her weight