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Hazel's husband, Alan, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). She describes how he died, reflects on having a 'good' death - and why it's important to talk about dying.

15 February 2024

Alan, Me and MND, Part 3: dying

Hazel's husband, Alan, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). She describes how he died, reflects on having a 'good' death - and why it's important to talk about dying.

St Helena Hospice

15 June 2020

Essex charities partner to meet increased need for bereavement support

St Helena Hospice provides its bereavement support to anybody who has been bereaved, regardless of how or where their loved one has died. When someone is referred to the service, t...

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

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.

“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...

Star of Channel 4’s Gogglebox June Bernicoff died in May this year after being cared for by The Myton Hospice

28 August 2020

How a hospice at home team comforted a Gogglebox star and her family

Star of Channel 4’s Gogglebox June Bernicoff died in May this year after being cared for by The Myton Hospice in Warwickshire. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the charity’s h...

Female carer and elderly man

When the person you are caring for dies

When the person you are caring for dies it can be very difficult, because you are coping with their loss as well as a huge change to your day-to-day routine. This page has advice o...