A guide for the end of life
Audiobook
Published:
20 Sep 2022
Next review:
22 Sep 2025
Edition:
4
This audiobook is about coping with the news that you may be nearing the end of your life, including sorting out your affairs, planning your care and understanding more about what might happen.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook and other support from Macmillan
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Coping with the news
- 4 Talking to people close to you
- 5 Planning ahead for the end of life
- 6 Financial help
- 7 Your care at the end of life
- 8 The last few weeks of life
- 9 The last few days of life
- 10 If you are caring for a person at the end of their life
- 11 What happens after someone has died
- 12 About our information
- 13 Other ways we can help you
- 14 Other useful organisations
- 15 Further resources
- 16 Can you do something to help
- 17 Information about this recording
Published:
20 Sep 2022
Next review:
22 Sep 2025
Edition:
4
This audiobook is about coping with the news that you may be nearing the end of your life, including sorting out your affairs, planning your care and understanding more about what might happen.
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