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“I provide expert care and support for people with dementia”

Poppy Taylor is a Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant in the Dementia Care and Respite service in Wales. She explains the difference expert care makes for people living with late-stage dementia and those close to them.

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“What it’s like being a Marie Curie Nurse”

Care at the end

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“I offer companionship to people dying in hospital”

On the Marie Curie Couch with David Gower OBE

“If I can help give others the same care, it will be the biggest achievemen…

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“As a Marie Curie Companion I feel valued and fulfilled”

Caring for someone

“Mum’s diaries help me connect with her even after she’s gone”

Care at the end

“Marie Curie care makes such a difference to my life”

Care at the end

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On the Marie Curie Couch with Chris Difford

How research is helping people grieve in their own way

Bereavement is a complex and very personal experience. Everyone is different, and there’s no single way to grieve – which can make designing resources to support people affected by bereavement a challenge. Through a partnership with Marie Curie and the University of Edinburgh, with support from Cruse Scotland, a new flexible, online support platform for grief has been produced, guided by research.

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“Everybody knows Marie Curie is for end of life care, but we do much more”

Care at the end

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“Collecting for Marie Curie would make my grandad proud”

Care at the end

“People see the Marie Curie daffodil and they have faith in us”

Care at the end

How lived experience helped set new research priorities

The gap in care

“The walk is both my grieving process and a tribute to Angela”

Caring for someone

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

Caring for someone

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

The gap in care

PODCAST: On the Marie Curie Couch with Roderick Williams MBE

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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