Mitzi is the primary caregiver to her father, who lives with ALS.
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 learned about pregnancy and baby loss as a bereaved father, by Richard Boyd.
Richard is a bereaved father of two stillborn twins and three rainbow children. He writes about his experiences online.
Read moreFive Things I learnt from having a parent with a terminal illness, by Heledd Francis.
Heledd’s father died in 2007 after living with lymphoma for 10 years.
Read moreFive Things you shouldn't be ashamed of thinking after your loved one dies, by Kellyn Shoecraft.
Kellyn set up a company to change the way people support each other through loss, after experiencing the death of her father and sister.
Read moreFive Things that make this funeral celebrant sad, by Shena Lewington.
Shena is a funeral celebrant and works in north west England.
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've learnt about alcohol and addiction, by Sarah Colwell.
Sarah started drinking at the age of 16. She has been sober for six years.
Read moreFive Things everyone needs to know about medical examiners, 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 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.
Five Things I’ve learned about organ donation, by Justine Wykerd.
Justine became an organ donor at the age of 17. Two members of her family have also had a second chance of life thanks to organ donations.
Five Things I've learnt since my mum died from vaginal cancer, by Tracey Herring.
Five Things I’ve learned since being diagnosed with a progressive lifelong illness, by Jamie Birch.
Five Things I’ve learnt since becoming an unexpected widower, by Gary Andrews.
Five Things we're learnt since our son had a liver transplant, by the Maceachen family.
After being diagnosed with the liver disease Biliary Atresia at just nine weeks old, Harry Maceachen has had two liver transplants.
Five Things I have learned from my stem cell transplant, by Katherine Murray.
Katherine was training to be an ENT surgeon when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in November 2018. She had a stem cell transplant in May 2019.