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National Day of Reflection

Hi everybody I hope you are all doing ok. I wanted to take the time to share some information with you about our National Day of Reflection - 23rd March.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <span data-contrast="auto" xml:lang="EN-GB" style="user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;font-variant-ligatures: none !important">Since the first lockdown began in 2020, hundreds of thousands ....

Brigette 1 month ago

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In honour of Eileen may she rest in peace

Good afternoon everyone from Wellington New Zealand; I have just lost one of my best friends in England   who was 95 years of age; she was a true delight; she was clever, witty kind  and unconditionally loving; She lived life to the full and she was a role model for ....

sueangel 1 month ago

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Music in Hospices - WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK

Hi all! Hope you’re doing well. My name is Joe Cavalli-Price and I’m the Founder of Music in Hospices (www.musicinhospices.org.uk), an organisation founded to bring live music into Hospice and Palliative Care settings. A little bit of background: The organisation was set-up in memory of my mother Susan and Godmother Maria who ....

JoeCavalliPrice 1 month ago

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Loss

Hi my name is cherie and I'm so lost,my wonderful husband Steve passed away Nov 2019 and my world exploded my life stopped ....

Cherie 7 months ago

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Staying connected after somebody has died.

Hi all,With another lockdown upon us I was wondering if people have any tips on staying connected? A very close friend has recently died and I am supporting her 4 adult children and her 15 year old through the process of adjustment.Sometimes we do things naturally like talking out loud ....

Brigette 8 months ago

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Lost both parent to cancer. Don’t know how to grieve

Hello - 4 years ago we lost out father to cancer. He was the love of my mums life. I didn’t grieve as I should - I kept my feelings inside because the main thing was to make sure that my mum was ok. I put her first. And this ....

Dots 1 year ago

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Lockdown

How has lockdown affected your grieving process? Has it made it harder, or given you time to really reflect and grieve? ....

HannahJG 1 year ago

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Is it okay to still grieve heavily after 2 years?

Hi, I'm new to this but I lost my Uncle to Cancer it'll be 3 years next month. He never had any kids and I grew up without a dad so naturally we were closer I was like the daughterhe didn't have and he was my shoulder to cry on, ....

ClareC 1 year ago

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Have you been bereaved during the Covid -19 pandemic?

Here at Marie Curie we have spoken to many people who have become bereaved over the course of the pandemic and are very aware of the impact that this has had on family and friends. Researchers at Cardiff University Marie Curie Research Centre and the University of Bristol are conducting a ....

Brigette 1 year ago

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Losing both parents

Hi ive recently lost my mum on 20th May 2020 to terminal illness. Im struggling to come to terms with mums death as i was there at very end watching her passing away & keep seeing her lying dead next to me. We had a hard struggle from last june ....

Sarah15 1 year ago

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