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Malcolm Payne

Social care and social work are important in end-of-life care.

Malcolm Payne's blog focuses on developments in social care and social work that affect palliative and end-of-life care. It is part of the information work of St Christopher's Hospice, London.

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Bereavement cardboard cut-outs

April 30th, 2010 by Malcolm Payne


My Metro this morning has a feature about a woman who had a life-size cardboard cut-out of her husband made to take to the funeral, took it to a friend’s wedding and now has it at home. A new aspect of continuing bonds theory, the idea that people maintain relationships with someone in their lives who has died. Is this a new opportunity for hospice fund-raising departments?

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