Sep 22, 2026 · 32 min · 8 segments
Send us Fan Mail I think Michelle Hills' book *The* *Wrong Order of Things* is a contender for my non-fiction read of the year in 2026. It is so…
Michelle HillsGuest
Tara GeorgeHost
And I have to say, you know, I read it over the course of sort of two afternoons.
And if I had been able to stop the world and read it from start to finish all in one go, I think I would have done.
And I think for anybody who's listening, who should be thinking, should I pick this book up? It is about children's palliative care.
And I think that was one of the things that really got to me is this is a book about lives being as well lived as they can be.
And there is so much love, so much compassion, so much honesty, and also so much humor in there.
I think fundamentally, when we are dealing with children and young people, we must be prepared to spend quite a lot of our time being silly or playing.
That's not to say that you're not a serious and intelligent and super, super clever doctor, but actually that humanity and that need to connect with people where they are at at that moment, I think is so brilliantly illustrated in the way you write.
And my job as a doctor is to help them feel well enough that they can play, that they can do the music they want to do or the art or go to school.
You can't shy away from death and dying, but there's so much more that needed to be in there.
one of the things that I think comes across so well and that I hope is really reflected in any feedback that you get from non-medical people that read it is a reminder that children's palliative care is not about children at the end of life.
And I have to say, you know, I read it over the course of sort of two afternoons.
And if I had been able to stop the world and read it from start to finish all in one go, I think I would have done.
And I think for anybody who's listening, who should be thinking, should I pick this book up? It is about children's palliative care.
And I think that was one of the things that really got to me is this is a book about lives being as well lived as they can be.
And there is so much love, so much compassion, so much honesty, and also so much humor in there.
I think fundamentally, when we are dealing with children and young people, we must be prepared to spend quite a lot of our time being silly or playing.
That's not to say that you're not a serious and intelligent and super, super clever doctor, but actually that humanity and that need to connect with people where they are at at that moment, I think is so brilliantly illustrated in the way you write.
And my job as a doctor is to help them feel well enough that they can play, that they can do the music they want to do or the art or go to school.
You can't shy away from death and dying, but there's so much more that needed to be in there.
one of the things that I think comes across so well and that I hope is really reflected in any feedback that you get from non-medical people that read it is a reminder that children's palliative care is not about children at the end of life.
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