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"We watched mum die for over two hours in torrential rain."

An Irish Hospice Foundation survey of people bereaved during the pandemic has found that 56% said that they were not able to spend the time they wanted with their loved ones before they died. Jean Callanan is the chair of the Irish Hospice Foundation,...

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13.03 7 Jul 2022


"We watched mum die for over two hours in torrential rain."


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13.03 7 Jul 2022


An Irish Hospice Foundation survey of people bereaved during the pandemic has found that 56% said that they were not able to spend the time they wanted with their loved ones before they died. Jean Callanan is the chair of the Irish Hospice Foundation, she joined Andrea and listeners to discuss the trauma felt by those who had to watch relatives die alone.


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