title: My life, my way, with your support: George's story.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The importance of early discussion and planning for end of life.The need to take risks that are considered and thought through, but nevertheless risks that will enhance end of life experience.
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  I am passionate about empowering people to have a choice and exert control over their lives, especially about how they spend their last weeks, days and hours of life. I want to ask the difficult questions of professionals and challenge what is perceived as the norm in practice, doing so by making sure that they listen to the voice of the person that they serve, hear it and act upon it.
authors.affiliation: Director of Adult Social Services and Housing, London Borough of Redbridge, Ilford, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Powell