The author of this Five Things was inspired to write about her experiences following the death of her mother.

Mohini is a nurse. She’s interested in how nurses can be better supported when working with death and dying.

Alice’s brother, Elliott, died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 21.

Chloe’s father died of undetected Stage 4 Metastatic Lung cancer in 2019.

Georgie Vestey is the producer of the Dead Honest podcast.

Katy’s mum died from an aggressive form of cancer the week before Christmas in 2018.

Jacqui’s only daughter Becca was killed in a road traffic collision.

Wendy’s niece Rachael died in a bike accident.

Hannah’s dad, David Mepham, died in 2018.

Charlotte’s husband, David Mepham, died in 2018.

Lucy’s estranged grandma died in 2019.

Jacqui is an experienced nurse, and is currently the Human Rights Lead at Sue Ryder, leading a three year project to design, deliver and evaluate a training programme called “What Matters to Me” - a human rights approach to the end of life.

Karen’s mum died from bowel cancer in 2017, aged 71.

Sophie’s daughter Lexi died from sepsis in December 2017.

Becky’s younger brother Stephen died in October 2018 at the age of 34, two weeks before what would have been his 35th birthday.

Rachel’s alcoholic father died from flu and oesophageal cancer at the age of 76 in March 2018.

Suzy works as a consultant pathologist in Peterborough and is the past president of the Royal College of Pathologists.

Victoria’s dad died suddenly in July 2019.

Tracey’s mum died from vaginal cancer in 2017. She was 71.

Katie’s husband died in a tragic accident whilst she was pregnant.

Jo lost her mum to Small Cell Lung Cancer in January 2019, eighteen months from terminal diagnosis.

Kimberley’s mum, Eve Berridge, died having suffered a perforated duodenal stomach ulcer on 25th July 2019, aged 76 years.

Tanya had a near-death experience after the birth of her first child, inspiring her to re-evaluate her life choices.

Megan is an MSW (Masters of Social Work) and works in end of life research at the University of Missouri. She is the host of Death Cafe St. Joe, runs the Death Cafe Facebook page and was a board member of Death Cafe London.