Stories from: End of Life Conference, Eden Project, Cornwall

When my mother died my sister and I were present. The GP who came out to verify her death was

My dad put me to bed (as usual) and as usual in the morning I heard him come up the

Thank you for enlightening me around the subject of death and dying choices. Whilst the heart of the person stops

Husband cremated 5 years ago. Collective arrangements by my 3 children – 21, 17 and 13 – who all chose

My gran was 97 when she died, but the coroner said she couldn’t die of old age (it’s not allowed

Patricia told me she had left it too late! She should have flown to Jamaica, lain on the beach with

Do not entirely dismiss denial as an unsatisfactory but effective puaiilative measure. (Patients should not be ‘made’ to know) ‘Life

My Nana passed away early a year ago (28th June) and it was unexpected. She had leukaemia and pneumonia. She

A little story of my first encounter with someone who had died. Myself and my brother got on and off

A close friend of ours nearly died 4 years ago having a massive heart attach and being in a coma

My 90 year old step mother in law has put sticky labels on the bottom of all her favourite ornaments

A man dying in a care home for adults with learning disabilities. Staff trained in palliative care by local Macmillan

I managed to ‘rescue’ my 97 year old aunt from hospital. They warned me ‘she could die in the ambulance’

One of my dear friends chose a natural burial, and had a year to prepare. He bought his reinforced cardboard