Sarah’s ex-partner died from lung cancer in April 2019. He had been absent for years but made contact when he became unwell.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learned since my sudden near-death experience by, Tanya Shadrick.
Tanya had a near-death experience after the birth of her first child, inspiring her to re-evaluate her life choices.
Read moreFive Things I've learned as a funeral director who specialises in green burials, by Amy Cunningham.
Amy is the owner of the New York City-based firm Fitting Tribute Funeral Services.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt from experiencing sudden and unexpected bereavements, by Joanna Wolfarth.
Joanna has experienced sudden and unexpected bereavements several times. She believes her life has fundamentally changed as a result.
Read moreFive Things I learnt when my ex husband died, by Clare Haynes.
Clare’s ex-husband died due to complications following surgery to remove a Grade 4 Medulloblastoma brain tumour.
Read moreFive Things I learnt while caring for my terminally ill mother, by Erin Dean.
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.
Read moreFive Things I wish more pagans knew about funerals, by Awen Clement.
Awen is a pagan priest based in Birmingham who offers ceremony and ritual to help navigate the big changes of life, particularly around birth and death.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about life from having breast cancer in my early 40s, by Sara Liyanage, founder of Ticking Off Breast Cancer.
Sara is the author of Ticking Off Breast Cancer, a book about juggling life with treatment for primary breast cancer at the age of forty-two.
Read moreFive Things I’d tell myself as a first year student nurse about end-of-life care and the death of a patient by Emma Jackson.
Emma is a third year student nurse on placement in a hospice.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt since my Pa died in 2017 from a rare brain disease, by Gemma Parkes.
Gemma’s father died from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, a rare neurodegenerative brain disease, in 2017.
Read moreFive things I learnt after being diagnosed with cancer three weeks after my mum died from the same disease, by Emma-Louise McAuley.
Emma-Louise was only 24 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer only three weeks after her mum died from the same disease.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt from being a mummy to a baby with complex medical needs by Hayley from Just Another Way to Feed.
Hayley’s youngest child has a rare genetic syndrome which has caused him to aspirate on liquids (the feed going straight to his lungs). She writes about her experiences as a form of therapy.
Read moreFive Things I've learned from living with death anxiety by Caroline Dent.
Caroline suffered from Thanataphobia from early childhood, which led her on a journey of deep enquiry into the nature of death. She tries to encourage others by sharing her own journey of recovery, and is aiming to start a Death cafe exclusively for those suffering from Thanataphobia.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about retirement and cancer by Denyse Whelan.
Denyse retired in 2010 and was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2017.
Read moreFive Things I've learned from being a Death Cafe Host and Volunteer by Megan Mooney.
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.
Read moreFive Things I want you to know about the realities of CPR by nurse Claire Cox.
Claire has been a nurse for 22 years. Much of her career has been in the Acute sector within the NHS. Spending over ten years specialising in coronary care and seven years as a critical care outreach sister, she has been involved in hundreds of cardiac arrests.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learned from having a dead dad, by Sophie Ratcliffe.
Sophie Ratcliffe is the author of The Lost Properties of Love. Her father died of cancer when she was thirteen.
Read moreFive Things I learnt when my mother died from cancer by Ellie Reid.
Ellie is an artist who lives and works in London. Having experienced the death of several family members in relatively short succession, death, grief and loss are themes that have been explored in her work.
Read moreFive Things I've learnt about the end of life as a hospital chaplain by Sarah Crane.
Sarah is a Baptist Minister and after a hospice placement whilst doing a Masters has been Chaplain at Milton Keynes University Hospital since 2014.
Read moreFive Things I’ve learned from losing both parents by Barbara O'Donnell.
Barbara is a Senior Operating Department Practitioner with 25 years experience in the NHS.
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