Clair was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer after an emergency hospital admission in 2018.

Nadine has been working with people who are dying for the last 15 years.

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

Jamie’s friend was diagnosed with colon cancer in November 2019 and died four months later. They co-wrote this Five Things.

Hannah’s father died at her home on Boxing Day 2007 when she was 24.

Richard is a bereaved father of two stillborn twins and three rainbow children. He writes about his experiences online.

Heledd’s father died in 2007 after living with lymphoma for 10 years.

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

Erin Dean’s mother was unexpectedly diagnosed with gastric cancer at the age of 50. Erin became one of her mom’s primary caregivers until her death at the age of 53.

Fi is a multi award winning researcher, author, blogger and speaker with a very dark sense of humour, recognised internationally for her presentations and articles on her journey and the importance of holistic health.

Steve Bland’s wife Rachael died from triple negative breast cancer in September 2018. Rachael was a BBC presenter and hosted the incredible podcast You, Me and the Big C.

Rachel has been a nurse for 10 years, working in surgery and intensive care before moving into palliative care.

Ben Sealy works as a psychotherapist  at Harlington Hospice and with the palliative care team in North London. He sees patients at the end of life as well as their carers/family, working with them in their homes, in hospital and at the hospice, from diagnosis until death.

Felicity Warner is the founder of Soul Midwives’ pioneering movement in Holistic and Spiritual Palliative Care.

Louise sister Gemma died from breast cancer in October 2018 at the age of 44. She was a newly wed with a four year old son, as well as an actor and writer.

Dr Lois Tonkin is a lecturer, researcher, counsellor, and writer about loss and grief. Her work with grieving people, and with the other professionals who support them, reflects her understanding that grief is not only about our responses when someone dies, but about losing anything that is important to us. It may be our relationship, our dreams of having a child, our hopes and expectations, independence, jobs, home or health.

Sharon Hudson is the Community Developments & Partnerships Lead at Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice.

Dr Ollie Minton is a Macmillan consultant in palliative medicine.