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"The emergency department was busy – and scary"

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Podcast: On the Marie Curie Couch with Adrian Sanderson

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With the UK Government’s Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End of Life Care in development, there’s a real opportunity to transform end of life care for people across the UK. But it will only happen if those plans are backed by sustainable funding and greater collaborative action.

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How to support an autistic person through grief

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"Marie Curie gave Dad a way to look after us, even as he was dying"

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"Alcohol halted my grief" - On the Marie Curie Couch with Rosie Moss

Real stories of living with a terminal illness

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