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Our Dying Matters supporters share what they do to remember their loved ones during important festive holidays like Christmas

21 November 2023

How to remember loved ones during the holiday season

Our Dying Matters supporters share what they do to remember their loved ones during important festive holidays like Christmas.

Coping strategies to help deal with grief over the holiday season and Christmas

21 November 2023

Dealing with grief over the holidays

If you or someone you know is struggling with grief this holiday season, here are some coping strategies to help.

In this video, Dr Kathryn Mannix guides you gently on a step by step journey through the process of dying

08 November 2023

Dying for Beginners: what happens when someone is dying

In this video animated by Emily Downe, Dr Kathryn Mannix guides you gently on a step by step journey through the process of dying, and what it's like to die.

Why Linda planned her own end of life celebration

31 October 2023

Why Linda planned her own end of life celebration

Before she sadly died in March 2023, Linda explained her approach to reaching the end of life, including why she decided to organise a ‘celebration of life’ instead of a tradit...

Palliative care doctor, author and Hospice UK supporter, Kathryn Mannix, explains how dying is a process (image credit 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.