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In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer – it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live – optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life. In ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Dying’ Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn’t so bad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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