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Author Kathryn Mannix (image Craig Fordham)

15 August 2023

Dying is not as bad as you're expecting

Palliative care doctor, author and Hospice UK supporter, Kathryn Mannix, explains how dying is a process - and one that is much more gentle than we imagine.

Jay loved football and was a very likeable man

27 July 2023

‘Shine like the stars’: Jo and Jay’s story

Jo and Jay were leading a happy life with their two sons when Jay started having trouble swallowing food. What followed tested their resolve in unimaginably difficult ways. This is...

Single Homeless Project were awarded a Dying Matters Community Grant in 2022

15 June 2023

Single Homeless Project: Relief in Remembrance

Single Homeless Project were awarded a Dying Matters Community Grant in 2022. Find out how they used it to change the narrative of grief for people experiencing homelessness.

Louisa tells John Nicoll's #DyingMatters story

13 June 2023

‘What matters most’: why John decided against palliative chemotherapy

Patients may feel they are letting the doctors down if they don’t accept the treatment offered – but, says Louisa Nicoll, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you have to”...

“It was hard to grieve and look after the kids – but my workplace was amazing, their support and understanding of the changes I needed to make at work to be able to keep moving forward was vital."

10 May 2023

Emma's story: 'it was hard to grieve and look after the kids'

As a Royal Marine, losing her husband was always on Emma’s radar. But his death from cancer turned everything upside down…and led her to a new profession. This is Emma’s #Dyi...

Rubina’s story: how dying mattered at work for me

08 May 2023

Rubina’s story: how dying mattered at work for me

Losing both of her parents prompted Rubina to change both her mindset and conditions for her colleagues. This is her #DyingMattersAtWork story.

Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work

08 May 2023

Dying Matters at work

An article in support of Dying Matters Awareness Week 2023 written by Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work.