Esther Rantzen admits ‘this is probably my last spring’ as she spends ‘precious’ time with grandchildren

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00:00 It's a constant background to everything I do. I'm watching the spring flowers come out,

00:07 thinking this is probably my last spring. When I talk to my grandchildren, when they come and

00:15 visit me, I'm very aware that these moments are precious. They may be the last memories they have

00:20 of me. So, my own death is constantly in my mind. It would give me so much confidence if I could

00:28 also know that however the illness progresses, whatever pain is caused, wherever it strikes me

00:36 next, I will still have the choice of a pain-free, dignified, private death surrounded by people I

00:46 love. David:

00:47 Dame Esther Ransom, thank you very much.