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When someone you love dies it is already a traumatic time and if you are worried you might inherit debt it is even more difficult. It is important to know that debts are paid off by a person’s estate. Their...

The death of someone close to you is difficult. That’s true even if the event is expected and comes as something of a relief at the end of a progressive and debilitating disease.  So, it may be a shock to...

One person’s experience of grief after the death of their parent It’s 6am and I have just woken from a dream about my mum, who died 6 years ago. This has prompted me to write this blog about my own...

The National Day of Reflection is being coordinated by Marie Curie and supported by very many organisations including the Church of England. Covid-19 is still very much present with increasing infection rates and a second Omicron variant on the rise....

This weekend past was Pet Awareness Day. The profound grief that may be experienced after the death of a companion animal is overlooked and even trivialised by people without insight or compassion.  A wedding service includes the words ‘til death...

‘We need something using the colour orange – it’s the branding this year for National Grief Awareness week. How about a chocolate orange?’ ‘We need something using the colour orange – it’s the branding this year for National Grief Awareness...

Public Knowledge of End-of-Life Care Services At National Bereavement Service, we do our very best to ensure we are a safe place for people to ask questions about future planning for death and bereavement, especially when they have no idea...

Fortunately ‘Fortunately’ with Fi Glover and Jane Garvey has become a regular feature of my bedtime radio listening. This episode, in which they talk with Dr Kathryn Mannix, author and end-of-life care consultant, contains the best and most reassuring description...

Grief in Podcasts I’m not quite sure how I have come so late to the Grief Channel and podcasts in general. I’m going to blame it on my age – old enough for me to believe lectures and books are...

It’s National Grief Awareness Week from December 2nd – 8th an event that feels particularly pertinent this year given the impact of the Covid19 pandemic, which has meant many people have endured a myriad of restrictions and limitations that have...