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Awareness Week 2021

Right now, expert hospice and palliative care is needed more than ever, we desperately need your support.

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Dying Matters is working to create an open culture that talks about death, dying and bereavement - let's talk about it. 

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I broke five cultural rules to honour my mother’s final wishes - dying matters awareness week
Dying Matters

05 May 2025

I broke five cultural rules to honour my mother’s final wishes

Marilou shares her personal experience of caring for her mother who was dying in the Philippines – and how she had to break cultural norms to do it.
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A Dying Matters supporter explains why celebrating and upholding her Grandad’s culture was an important decision for the family when he was nearing the end of his life
Dying Matters

05 May 2025

We wanted to celebrate Grandad’s culture when he was dying

A Dying Matters supporter explains why celebrating and upholding her Grandad’s culture was an important decision for the family when he was nearing the end of his life.
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For Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 - 11 May 2025), communities across the UK will come together to break the stigma around death, dying and grief - around the theme of The Culture of Dying Matters
Dying Matters

05 May 2025

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2025 is here

Monday 5th May marks the start of this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week – exploring why the Culture of Dying Matters. Here's what's happening - and how you can get involved.
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But too many people miss out on this essential care. Hospice UK fights for hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever.

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