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Talking with your relative or friend about their illness

(Helpful resources and links)

Dementia Australia
Help sheets

Caresearch
Caresearch is an online resource designed to help those needing relevant and trustworthy information and resources about palliative care. The website has been funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Health and Ageing.

Dementia Care International
Dementia Care Australia has information on how to communicate with someone who can’t speak

Dying Matters
Dying Matters is a coalition based in the UK which aims to change public knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours towards dying, death and bereavement.
Starting the conversation when someone close to you is dying

Good life, good death, good grief
Good life, good death, good grief is a Scottish based alliance that promote community involvement and raise public awareness in ways of dealing with death, dying and bereavement.

Palliative Care Australia
The following helpful brochure is available from Palliative Care Australia: What can I say, what can I do; when someone I know is living with a terminal condition.

Last Modified: Monday, 10 August 2020