Dr Rachel Clarke

The Story of a Heart
In conversation with Dr Lucy Pollock

Starts at: Sunday 20 October 12:00 PM
Finishes at: Sunday 20 October 1:00 PM

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When Keira was nine, she suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident. Her brain and body began to shut down, but her heart continued to beat. Nine-year-old Max, meanwhile, had been hospitalised with a virus that was causing his young heart to fail.

This is the unforgettable story of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift for another. It describes the urgent journey of Keira’s heart and explores the history of medical innovations that made it possible, stretching back over a century and involving the skill and dedication of countless physicians, immunologists, nurses and scientists. In a world where the subject is often taboo, Rachel Clarke shares her unique understanding of end-of-life care and her compassion for the dying. She reminds us of the many ways we can honour our loved ones; and of the tenacity of love.

Rachel Clarke is a writer and physician, specialising in end of life care at Katharine House Hospice, Oxford.  She should be ‘required reading’ for all of us.

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