Sometimes, at a certain point, people know they're going to die. This is where hospice care comes in - to make those final days, weeks or months of life as comfortable and fulfilling as possible.
But what if you live in a remote area and want to die on your own terms?
The Farewell Trust is a group of volunteer health workers and nurses working as a hospice-at-home service for people in remote parts of the Marlborough Sounds.
Trustee and funeral celebrant Jann Hook joins us to explain a bit more about what they're doing.
The Nelson Tasman Hospice cares for more than 155 patients at any one time. Photo: 123RF
