We've all been ambushed by "unwanted journeys" (a cancer diagnosis, the sudden death of a loved one, a house fire) and have had to accept, and play, the cards we've been dealt.

As I was finishing my journey on the Camino Francés in Spain, I got terrible news from home that our family had had a house fire.

Our human experience of life's endings can be complicated and bittersweet. They are something we all share but everyone’s endings are different - both the content and the experience itself.