This article is part of a series in which we speak to individuals who – due to a unique job, location or experience – share an insight they wish others could know.What’s the one thing people should know? A peaceful, supported end-of-life experience – focused on family, closure and environment – can transform the dying process and the way loved ones grieve.For Caty Hollis, 61, the path to palliative care began two decades ago, when her father chose to die at his London home after a long battle with colon cancer.At the time, Hollis was working as a nurse at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, a large teaching hospital in northern England, and she travelled down to the capital to help care for him in his final weeks.Surrounded by loved ones, her dad, a devoted police detective, said he wished he had been more present in his three daughters’ lives – and that he had not let his work consume so much of his time.A week before he died, the family decided he would spend his final days at home, where those closest to him gathered at his bedside and filled the room with his favourite music – from Frank Sinatra’s smooth voice to the upbeat symphonic rock of the Electric Light Orchestra.Holl …
