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Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Chloe Smith MP
Dying Matters

Why is Dying Matters Awareness Week so important?

A guest article from Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Chloe Smith MP, on why Dying Matters Awareness Week is so important.
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Dying Matters

Your stories - Lucy and Heather

When Lucy lost her wife, she had to process her grief and learn how to live as a trans person on her own. This is her story.
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Dying Matters

Your stories - Wendy's reflection on grief

Being a professional eulogist, Wendy thought talking about her experiences of grief would come easily, but like so many of us, she found the uniqueness of grief, and its continuati...
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Dying Matters

Your stories - Lisa and her parents

When Lisa lost her parents, she struggled under the weight of grief, until she found tools to help her with her loss. This is her story.
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Baby Charlie and his mum
Dying Matters

Remembering Charlie, our beautiful little boy

When Andy and his partner discovered that their little boy had a rare and fatal disease, they had to make a heart-breaking decision.
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Marco Quasimodo and his Grandad
Dying Matters

Remembering Bambi, my grandad and hero

Marco Quasimodo remembers his grandad and tells us how St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley supported his family at the time it was needed most.
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