Helen’s dad died from COVID-19 on 12th April 2020.

Jo is a new funeral celebrant in South East London.

Hannah works as a funeral celebrant in London.

Adele is an experienced Humanist funeral celebrant working in the East of England and throughout the UK.

Stacey’s partner was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer in 2016. His treatment has been indefinitely suspended due to COVID-19. 

Dr Jo Elverson is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle. As her husband works in international disaster relief, she has experienced being the one left at home while he goes on deployment.

Victoria Hopkins is a shadow work facilitator, intuitive mentor and aspiring writer.

Alice-May Purkiss was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 when she was 26.

Emma is living with incurable breast cancer. She campaigns with Just Treatment for patients to be given NHS access to the CDK4/6 inhibitor Palbociclib.

This doctor works in emergency medicine in a large NHS teaching hospital in London. She’s taking care of patients with COVID-19, whilst working on strategies to support her colleagues’ health and wellbeing.

Dr Laura Jane Smith is a Respiratory Consultant working in the NHS in London. Her job makes her think a lot – about people, life, death, inequality and how things could be better.

Hannah works as a funeral celebrant in London.