The author of this Five Things was inspired to write about her experiences following the death of her mother.
Read moreFive Things I wish I'd been taught about dealing with the death of a patient as a nurse, by Mohini Bhatt.
Mohini is a nurse. She’s interested in how nurses can be better supported when working with death and dying.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learnt since my younger brother died from cancer at the age of 21, by Alice Miller.
Alice’s brother, Elliott, died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 21.
Read moreFive Things I learned when my absent father died unexpectedly when I was 17, by Chloe Bay.
Chloe’s father died of undetected Stage 4 Metastatic Lung cancer in 2019.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learnt from interviewing death professionals, by Georgie Vestey.
Georgie Vestey is the producer of the Dead Honest podcast.
Read moreFive Things I've learned since losing my mum to bowel cancer the week before Christmas, by Kate McNulty.
Katy’s mum died from an aggressive form of cancer the week before Christmas in 2018.
Read moreFive Things I've learned since my only daughter was killed in a road traffic collision, by Jacqui Oxlade.
Jacqui’s only daughter Becca was killed in a road traffic collision.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about grieving for a child, by Wendy French.
Wendy’s niece Rachael died in a bike accident.
Read moreFive Things I've learned since my dad died a year ago, by Hannah Mepham, aged 14.
Hannah’s dad, David Mepham, died in 2018.
Read moreFive Things I've learned since my husband David died a year ago, by Charlotte Augst.
Charlotte’s husband, David Mepham, died in 2018.
Read moreFive Things I wish I'd known when a family member I was estranged from died, by Lucy Coleman Talbot.
Lucy’s estranged grandma died in 2019.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about preparing for the end of life, by Jacqui Graves.
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.
Read moreFive Things that comforted me after my mum’s death, by Karen Schlaegel.
Karen’s mum died from bowel cancer in 2017, aged 71.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt from watching my daughter die from sepsis, by Sophie Mace.
Sophie’s daughter Lexi died from sepsis in December 2017.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learnt after losing my brother to brain cancer, by Becky Knight.
Becky’s younger brother Stephen died in October 2018 at the age of 34, two weeks before what would have been his 35th birthday.
Read moreFive Things I learned when my alcoholic father died, by Rachel Jenkins.
Rachel’s alcoholic father died from flu and oesophageal cancer at the age of 76 in March 2018.
Read moreFive Things I wish everyone knew about post-mortem examinations, by Dr Suzy Lishman CBE.
Suzy works as a consultant pathologist in Peterborough and is the past president of the Royal College of Pathologists.
Five Things I’ve learned since the sudden loss of my dad, by Victoria Hopkins.
Victoria’s dad died suddenly in July 2019.