Advice & Resources Library
Find all the latest guidelines and resources for Professionals, Patients, Families, Fundraisers and Volunteers.
What to expect when someone is approaching the end of their life
Information for family, friends and carers, including how to support someone, places of care, syringe drivers, physical changes, changes to eating and drinking, and changes to breathing
Yoga for grief and loss
The benefits of yoga for grief, as well as some 'grief yoga' sequences to try
Keeping a grief journal
Keeping a grief journal can help you make sense of your emotions, record happy memories, and see how far you've come over time. Here's how to get started.
Walking and nature for grief
Benefits include improving mental health, sleep, loneliness, being present and calm, and trying new things
Coping when someone dies of cancer
Grieving before someone dies; caring for someone with cancer; isolation; trauma; relief; loss of role; and ways to support yourself - from Cruse.
Grief experiences
How does it feel to lose a parent, partner, sibling, friend or colleague?
Growing around grief
This view of grief does not tell someone that their grief will go away in time, but that there will be days when you are able to move on with other parts of your life.
Understanding the five stages of grief
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance - information from Cruse
How long does grief last?
What you might expect from the early stages, after the first year, and after several years; from Cruse
Physical effects of grief
Information from Cruse covering appetite and digestion, sleep, anxiety, and physical pain.
Is this normal? What grief feels like
From feeling angry or anxious; crying all the time or not at all; eating or sleeping too much or too little; to feeling numb or physically ill - information from Cruse.