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Poppy Mardall

15 May 2020

“People are in shock – there’s not enough room for grief and reflection”

Covid-19 is having a huge impact on people’s ability to grieve. Poppy Mardall, founder and director of Poppy's Funerals in south London, tells us about the increasingly creative ...

Linda and Peter

14 May 2020

Caring for the carers

Linda Yallop was her husband Peter’s carer for more than 40 years. Here she tells us how Saint Francis Hospice in Essex supported them both.

Steve Stathan

14 May 2020

Covid-19: “These are the most difficult conversations nurses have ever had”

To mark the theme of this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week, ‘Dying to be heard’, we speak to the chief executive of St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, Steve Stathan, about ensu...

Paul and family

13 May 2020

“I want my family to know that I’m as happy in death as I was in life”

Paul Jameson, 60, is the founder of Aura, an online platform where people can record their last wishes and leave messages for family and friends. To mark Dying Matters Awareness We...

Comfort pebbles

13 May 2020

Hand-painted pebbles provide comfort to patients separated from loved ones

A new initiative developed by artists Love On The Rocks and the CEO of Keech Hospice Care Liz Searle, supported by Hospice UK, is helping to comfort patients who are separated from...

Katie Costello

12 May 2020

On the frontline: “Working alongside this virus is tough”

Katie Costello is a Nursing Assistant in the Practical Care Team at St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley. To mark International Nurses Day and Dying Matters Awareness Week, she shar...