Jobs Contact us Shop online Talkabout Community Information and support About us Professional services Get involved Helpline 0800 090 2309 Donate Preparing the people you support for good end of life Some of life’s questions are harder than others. But when fear, awkwardness or stigma stop people asking about end of life, it can leave them feeling deeply unprepared and distressed. Asking what matters most Helping someone plan and prepare for the best end of life experience possible is about so much more than DNACPR forms. It's about having meaningful conversations over time and supporting them to think carefully about what matters most to them. What are the things that make life joyful? What and who do we value the most? What makes life worth living for them? This groundwork is essential to making sure someone is able to make meaningful choices, and prepare as well as they can for the latter years and end of their life. Explore this idea more in this short video WHAT MATTERS TO ME 4K_click CC for subtitles from Steven Walker on Vimeo. Resources to help Starting conversations Life cafés Resources for GPs Support for care homes Have you seen our TV campaign enouraging people to talk? Information and support Talking to someone about dying Talking to someone with a terminal illness who is approaching end of life Talking to someone about dying Good communication at end of life Good communication is extremely important for providing good care to someone with a terminal illness. Good communication at end of life Advance care planning Advance care planning is a way for someone to express and document their preferences about how they wish to be cared for as their illness progres Advance care planning Share this page Donate to help our nurses Amount £ Donate now Marie Curie How we can help Who we are Get involved Professionals Volunteer for us Research Media centre Our Policies Privacy Your security Accessibility Terms and conditions Ethnic diversity and racism Modern slavery statement All our policies Explore Talkabout Shop Jobs Community Patient feedback Share this page ©2021 Marie Curie. Registered Charity, England and Wales (207994), Scotland (SC038731). Registered company limited by guarantee, England & Wales (507597). Registered Office: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Our trained team, including nurses, can answer any questions about end of life. Call our Support Line 0800 090 2309* *Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 11am to 5pm. Calls are free from landlines and mobiles. Your calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes. For all other enquiries please see our contact us page. Sign up to our newsletter Get all the Marie Curie news and events FirstName LastName ToEmail Sign up now By giving us your email address, you’re giving us permission to email you about our work