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How do you describe the view to someone who can’t see? I couldn’t even do justice to a canal towpath

A day with some blind and partially sighted walkers has shown me how much I barely notice – and how hard it is to find the right words, writes Adrian Chiles

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Clownfall: don’t be taken in by the trick of a great dictator

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s piece on the danger of not taking ludicrous political leaders seriously

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Everyone laughed at Hitler in the 1920s. A century on, are we making the same mistake?

Just because we find a political leader ludicrous, that doesn’t mean they’re not dangerous, writes Adrian Chiles

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I worry that hugging people could come across as creepy. So, from now on, all you’re getting is a handshake

This seems a better way to say hello than giving a little bow or a wave – but maybe I’m overthinking the whole process, writes Adrian Chiles

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I didn’t get to be with my parents as they died. But they knew I loved them

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles and others about finding comfort in being at a dying loved one’s bedside

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My Serbian bean stew sets pulses racing. The recipe? Oh, if you insist …

It’s a vegan version of pasulj – and it was the talk of the town when my daughter was at university. I’ve never been more proud, writes Adrian Chiles

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I slashed my unloved football – and 40 years later, I’m still living with the shame

Why is guilt so difficult to shake? I feel regretful to this day about a poor decision I made as a boy, says Adrian Chiles

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To be present as a loved one died was an honour for us

Letters: Readers on Adrian Chiles’s article about his father’s death and the unique sense of privilege that they also felt in similar circumstances

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It is a privilege to be present when someone dies. If only I’d seen it that way, it would have helped me no end

I have received many lovely messages in the weeks since my dad died – including one that will always stay with me, writes Adrian Chiles

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As doctors, we are failing to put patients’ needs first, causing harm at the end of life

Letters: Doctors including Zachary Tait and Rupal Shah, and recently bereaved readers Jo Fisher and Rebecca Howling, respond to Adrian Chiles’s column on how his father spent two of the last days of his life alone and distressed in A&E, for no good reason

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Losing a parent is never easy, no matter your age

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article about the death of his father and share their own experiences

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I’ve spent a lifetime dreading the loss of a parent. And now it’s finally happened

I am shocked at how shocked I am. Why are we so unprepared when the inevitable comes to pass, asks Adrian Chiles

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I feel for Keir Starmer. I too have suffered the sting of fat-shaming

I hope the leader of the opposition shrugged it off when Peter Mandelson commented on his weight. But I know how words can wound

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Rediscovering the joys of life at 20mph

Letters: Richard Paulssen and Peter Ellson respond to an article by Adrian Chiles on learning to love pootling along

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Naked, smelly and bleeding, all I wanted from the world was some hot water. But the shower had other ideas

The only good thing about that terrible day when the boiler broke down? It put the rest of my troubles into perspective, writes Adrian Chiles

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I’ve wasted 7,300 hours lazing in bed in the morning. Why can’t I just get up?

For 40 years, I’ve spent half an hour lying around doing nothing each day after waking up. It’s scandalous behaviour that must be stopped, writes Adrian Chiles

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A 20mph speed limit seemed unfeasible – until I learned to love pootling along

The lower limit wasn’t brought in for nothing: 30mph now feels decidedly dangerous. Here’s to the pace and pleasures of the slow lane, writes Adrian Chiles

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I’d be embarrassed to have a football stadium named after me. A park, however …

How would I like to be remembered? With a playground, a bandstand and a little lake, writes Adrian Chiles

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Adrian Chiles’s tea and creativity remembered

Letters: Former editor Helen Lambell recalls Adrian Chiles working at her newspaper in the 1990s

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Do I really look like Ukraine’s top general? I have a much nicer forehead

Valerii Zaluzhnyi and I both have deeply furrowed brows. Should one or both of us be thinking about Botox?

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The worst part of A&E is not the wait – it’s the aftercare

Letters: Liz Brooke says poor IT systems prevent important medical information from being shared in a timely manner, while Judith French asks why the NHS doesn’t use email to communicate better

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What I learned from a freezing night in A&E with my dad

After my father took a tumble and broke his shoulder, we endured a long wait in a hectic hospital. But it was when he was discharged that the real problems began, writes Adrian Chiles

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Adrian Chiles to judge prestigious book awards

The Guardian columnist has divided opinion with his meandering missives

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They’re horribly flashy and cost a fortune to run – I’d hate to own a superyacht

How can you enjoy a life on the ocean waves when it’s costing you £1,000 an hour, writes Adrian Chiles

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I was struggling with an underperforming poinsettia. Then I discovered how to make it shine

Every year these houseplants delight us with their fiery foliage – and every year they sadden us when they lose it. Binning them is not the solution, writes Adrian Chiles

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