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Palliative care doctor, author and Hospice UK supporter, Kathryn Mannix, explains how dying is a process (image credit Craig Fordham)

15 August 2023

Dying is not as bad as you're expecting

Palliative care doctor, author and Hospice UK supporter, Kathryn Mannix, explains how dying is a process - and one that is much more gentle than we imagine.

Fundraiser Chris Verney received a new professional development grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.

15 August 2023

‘Fresh perspectives, new ideas’: how an MCF bursary helped Chris’s career

Fundraiser Chris Verney received a new professional development grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. He explains its huge potential - and how it's helping his colleagues a...

Christian, from Honduras, wanted to return home to spend his final days with his mother. Read how North London Hospice pulled out all the stops to help him achieve his dying wish.

Hospice care stories

10 August 2023

Flying home: how one hospice helped Christian get back to his family

Christian, from Honduras, wanted to return home to spend his final days with his mother. Read how North London Hospice pulled out all the stops to help him achieve his dying wish. ...

IT engineers Conor and Paul received Masonic Charitable Foundation professional development bursaries. The training it funded helped them create better systems for their colleagues.

09 August 2023

‘More time for patient care’: the holistic benefits of MCF Bursaries

IT engineers Conor and Paul received Masonic Charitable Foundation professional development bursaries. The training it funded helped them create better systems for their colleagues...

because Amelia knew the path and progress of her grandad’s disease – which play therapy gave her – she was calm, accepting, and resilient. And able to make those memories with her grandad in the final days and weeks of his life.”

Hospice care stories

01 August 2023

How play therapy helped 10-year-old Amelia overcome grief

10-year-old Amelia tragically lost both her dad and grandad in quick succession. Play therapy has helped her deal with her experiences of deep grief and bereavement.

Jay loved football and was a very likeable man

27 July 2023

‘Shine like the stars’: Jo and Jay’s story

Jo and Jay were leading a happy life with their two sons when Jay started having trouble swallowing food. What followed tested their resolve in unimaginably difficult ways. This is...