No awkward silences please: Grieving people think saying the wrong thing is better than nothing11 May 2020To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 11-17), Hospice UK has released new findings from Savanta ComRes that show that 72% of those bereaved in the last five years would rather friends and colleagues said the wrong thing than nothing at all, and 62% say that being happy to listen was one of the top three most useful things
Family Hold Back: How To Say Goodbye To Someone With No Family Dying Matters asks, Are we ready for our own deaths and those we care about? as the theme for their Dying Matters Awareness Week 2020. It is suggested that for the majority of us, the answer to this question will be NO.At a tough time in our lives, whether someone close has just died or we know someone who is terminally ill we
Please noteThis guidance is of a general nature and should be treated as a guide, and in the event of any conflict between any applicable legislation (including the health and safety legislation) and this guidance, the applicable legislation shall prevail.Main principlesThis advice is designed to assist people who are involved in managing or organising a funeral related to a death from any cause during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.This guidance has been developed to ensure that:bereaved
A gentle way to show your support and care for the bereaved is to send a condolence message. Messages of understanding and support are profoundly valued; accepting sympathy notes is a significant part of the grieving. With regards to putting pen to paper, most individuals are not able to figure out the words to write in a condolence message. In this post, we will help you understand how to compose a condolence message to assist
Where to scatter ashes in the UKScattering ashes of your loved one is a great way to honour their life. These days, cremation has become progressively famous as the alternative to the traditional funerals. This service takes place on a burial service pyre or at some crematorium, whereby the deceased body is cremated and the remains are gathered for their loved ones, family and friends to dissipate or store or scatter personally. A lot of
