'He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang': the choir who sing to the dying

Just as lullabies send babies to sleep, so songs can help those at the other end of life on their way. Nickie Aven, the leader of a Threshold Choir, reveals what they do - and the personal tragedies that convinced her we need to get better at dealing with death. Watch the full film ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVay6u732BQ Special thanks to St Luke's Plymouth Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://www.support.theguardian.com Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #threshold #deathnote #deathsong #choir #dying #death