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Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Will I inherit my grandparent’s estate where my parent has predeceased?

Eleanor Goodridge, solicitor in the contested wills team at top 100 UK law firm Hugh James, considers what happens to an inheritance to a child who has predeceased. A question that I frequently get asked when dealing with will disputes is; “What will happen to my mum/dad

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Tracy Gough - from nurse to author

Tracy Gough is a Registered Nurse and best-selling author having written My Dementia Journey...one step at a time and Gone But Not Forgotten. Coping With Bereavement After Dementia. For more than 30 years, she has given invaluable professional support to thousands of

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Managing grief at Christmas

Hospice UK's Digital Marketing Officer, Jo Jones, has written this useful article about finding support and managing grief at Christmas. Christmas can be a stressful period even at the best of times but coping with a loss at this time of year can really test the strongest of

Friday, 20 November 2020

Sweep by Tony Collard

Many years ago my wife and I were owned by a cat called Sweep. She had been named by our young daughter. Often, whilst sitting in my favourite easy chair at home, Sweep would jump up and lie along the length of my upper right leg – I

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

3 reasons why you shouldn’t put your grief on hold

CruseScotland Bereavement Specialist, Audrey Holligan, was inspired to help people who had suffered loss and bereavement, particularly children, after tragically losing her parents and most of her family by the tender age of 12. Audrey always knew, even at a young age

Tuesday, 27 October 2020

The importance of Remembrance and The Celebration of Life

By Sonal Dave Sonal Dave is a Ceremonies Celebrant, Toastmaster and Professional Public Speaking Coach. Speaking English, Gujarati and basic Hindi, Sonal's services include symbolic Asian rituals, the sand ceremony and many other symbolic Indian or Western elements.

Friday, 18 September 2020

The Empty Bed

By K.E. 2015 Last night I saw our lives once you have gone. I saw the pain at the little things, Like the stuffed rabbit in an empty cot, And the one less stocking at Christmas. And I saw the way we would go on, Living each day willing to give everything we have and

Friday, 7 August 2020

Tickets for the Afterlife – Covid 19 through lockdown and beyond

by Judith Robinson, Development Librarian, Kirklees Library Service. All images taken before social distancing measures were put in place. Have you heard of Death Positive Libraries? You might wonder what public libraries bring to any work supporting conversations about

Monday, 13 July 2020

A Compassionate Country – A Charter For Wales

A Compassionate Country – A Charter For Wales This Charter represents a commitment by our country to embrace a view of health and wellbeing that embraces citizenship and community empathy, directly supporting its citizens to address the negative health

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

‘When circumstances allow …’: funerals in the time of Covid-19

By Dr Helen Frisby It’s symptomatic of odd times that I suddenly find myself in agreement with a Tory minister; specifically, Health Minister Matt Hancock’s words on 15 April that “wanting to be with someone at the end of their life is one of the deepest human instincts.

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