“What I see every day, in my work with terminally-ill patients, is the fear of the unknown”, doctor Kathryn Mannix, a palliative care specialist who acted as consultant for the development of the new website of the Bishops Conference of England and Wales, “The art of dying well” (www.artofdyingwell.org), explains to Sir. “Because of the progress made by medicine, terminally ill patients are hospitalised. The result is that most of the times people die in a hospital, and the rest of society no longer knows what death is. Of course, we see tragic deaths on TV or in movies, but that’s not reality”. According to Mannix, on the “The art of dying well” website, the Catholic bishops have posted those ancient words that have always taken people on their last journey in life and that now almost nobody says, except palliative care workers. “And very practical tips on how important it is to speak to one’s family about where and how one wants to die”. Scott Sinclair, spokesperson for “Marie Curie”, one of the most important palliative care charities in the UK, shares the view that “we don’t know why, but British people do not like to talk about death, and doctors and nurses are unprepared to support their patients in this last journey of theirs. The result is that many people face death alone, even if physically surrounded by other people”.