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“We can support you with feelings of grief before the death of a loved one”

If someone close to you is living with a terminal illness, it’s normal to experience pre-death grief. Bereavement counsellor Jane Murray explains how Marie Curie can help. 

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PODCAST: On the Marie Curie Couch with Roderick Williams MBE

“I’m making a difference when it really matters”

Care at the end

“We all have limited time in our lives - I wasn't going to waste mine.”

Care at the end

“We can help if grief persists for a long time or becomes more intense”

End of life care is in crisis, but we can still fulfill our vision

Care at the end

“Those difficult conversations can make all the difference”

Care at the end

Listen: Music for the End, a Marie Curie podcast with Edith Bowman

Health and wellbeing

The “cost of dying crisis” can’t be ignored any longer

The gap in care

£4 of every £5 is spent on hospital care at end of life

Knowing where money is spent is as important for governments as it is for families and individuals, but for the past decade, surprisingly little has been known about spending on dying people. That’s why Marie Curie commissioned the Nuffield Trust and the Health Economics Unit to estimate public expenditure on people in their last year of life in the UK.

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“We treat our patients with dignity and respect from the first moment”

Care at the end

“It’s the final days of someone’s life. They don’t deserve to die in pain.”

Care at the end

“Marie Curie gave Mum and Dad the dignity they deserved”

Caring for someone

Care at the end

The gap in care

Our new report shows too few people are getting excellent end of life care

The gap in care

How do you give someone a good end of life, whatever the illness?

Care at the end

Innovation in hospice care needs proper government funding

“Music can bring real comfort and connection at the end of life”

Health and wellbeing

Rising State Pension age will push more dying people into poverty

The gap in care

Real stories of living with a terminal illness

“Marie Curie keeps me positive about the time I have left”

Care at the end

“The hospice arranged our perfect wedding”

Care at the end

“I promised I’d be there until the end. I kept that promise.”

Caring for someone

“I’m proud to be a Marie Curie volunteer – we give the love back”

“I’m proud to be a Marie Curie volunteer – we give the love back”

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