Magnolia is a medical researcher who has worked with and written about the rights of older patients near the end of life to have a "good death". She has worked as a doctor and disease control epidemiologist in Africa, India, Vietnam and South America, and is now making a transition from scientific writer to humanistic story teller. Recently published a book "When the Time Comes - Stories from the end of life" with a collection of lived experiences telling how we can do natural death better.