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Thank you for taking the time to write to your MP. By sending that email, you’re fighting to secure more help for hospices at a time when they need it most.

With your generosity and support, and that of other hospice supporters like you, hospices can continue to care for people at the end of their lives. 

Like Jo and Jay…

Can you imagine not being able to swallow food?

That’s what happened to Jay, in 2018. It led to his diagnosis of Stage 4 gastro oesophageal cancer and months of gruelling treatment. His partner, Jo, felt terrified.

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 their story

"I remember that journey home. We just couldn't talk, it was too hard. We were faced with not just the possibility, but the reality of it. I remember thinking, 'how do I tell the boys?'" ~ Jo

And what if you couldn’t walk any more, or you needed medical help to breathe?

Your local hospice would be there for you.

Help hospices make the last days of people like Jay as pain-free and peaceful as possible.

Will you help?

We’ve got no time to lose

Costs are rising, funding has stalled, and demand for care is growing. Now services are being cut.

Without you, we can’t fight for proper funding for hospices. 

Without you, hospices won't be able to ease the physical and emotional pain of death and dying, right until the end.

Imagine...

Imagine if you couldn’t get a place in your local hospice when you most needed it.

Imagine if you didn’t have the choice to die where you wanted to.

You had hoped to be referred to your local hospice, but through no fault of your own, there are no available beds for you. They’ve had to be closed because of the lack of funding.

But you can help change that.

Jay just kept battling on. He said, “Jo, I'm gonna win this. Even if I've got no stomach…if that means life, I'll take that.”

Your donation supports hospices to provide care

"Importantly, with the support of the hospice and care teams they facilitated a ‘good death’ for him. That is what I carry with me now, that they listened to him and to me and made sure that in the saddest of times, we could treasure the memories of those days. I know Jay was grateful for all their help." ~ Jo

You can help make sure that hospices can care for people who really need them, when they need them most.

I'd like to support hospices and the people they care for

What you could do next

If you’d like to keep showing your support and help break the stigma around dying, join Dying Matters for free – our flagship campaign that is working to open up the conversation around death and grief.

By joining, you’ll be a part of a UK-wide community passionate about changing the way we think about dying, and making it less scary for everyone. 
 

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