Copy
View this email in your browser
This is Dying Matters Awareness Week

May 13 - 19 

You are being encouraged to talk openly about death as part of a national campaign designed to break down taboos and make dying well part of a good life.

Health and care partners from across the county are encouraging people of all ages to start planning for their futures duirng Dying Matters Awareness Week, which begins today.

The drive comes following the publication of the Suffolk Annual Public Health Report in September, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of putting plans in place early so that people can have a good death in their preferred place and the funeral of their choice.
Read more HERE


Margaret Marks (pictured right), former mayor of St Edmundsbury, who lost five people in less than four years, has encouraged others to talk openly about dying so that their loved ones can make sure their wishes are honoured when they reach the end of their life.
Read more HERE
Margaret has created a short film for Dying Matters Awareness Week in which she explains why dying is something we all need to plan for and talk about. Click on image above to watch.


Jane O’Riordan (pictured left), began volunteering with Cruse Bereavement 18 months ago after watching a lady she had befriended die a “hideous” death away from her home, which was the one place she wanted to be.
Read more HERE
Will you please help spread the Dying Matters Awareness Week message?

Please go to social media using hashtag #LastingLegacies and post either
 
Before I die, I want to.......

I think it is really important to plan for death / dying because.......

The song I want played at my funeral is….


Suffolk GP, Dr Mark Shenton, says
This email was sent to you by the NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group

Our mailing address is:
comms@suffolk.nhs.uk 

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.