Share your story

Honor the person you cared for.

We're gathering stories from families about the people they cared for and lost, for our book Just Like You and Me and for Sitting With You, our weekly letter. Hearing from someone who's been there can be a real comfort to someone who's in the middle of it right now.

$2 from every copy of the book goes to Pet Peace of Mind, a nonprofit that helps hospice patients keep their pets with them until the end, and finds those pets a loving home after.

Before you start

Take your time. Every question is optional except your email and the permission question at the end (plus the agreement box, if you say yes).
We never use your full name, or your loved one's. We may edit for length, and we'll check with you before anything is shared.
Please don't include the names of hospices, doctors, or staff.
If writing this brings up a lot, it's okay to stop and come back. If you're struggling to keep going, call or text 988, any time.

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About you

Your first name or initialOptional. We'll only ever use a first name or initial.

Your emailOnly so we can check with you before sharing. Never published.

Your story

Did they ask for something near the end, or have a moment when they were suddenly themselves again?Optional. A food, a person, a song, a last good day. Every detail you remember.

Who is the person you are honoring, and what is one quality of theirs you want others to remember?

What was one of the hardest moments of losing them or caring for them?

What did that experience teach you about love, strength, or life?

What helped you keep going when you did not think you could?

What is one belief, habit, or way of living that changed for you after losing them?

If someone reading this is in the middle of grief right now, what do you want them to know?

What is one way you still carry your person with you today?

Your permission

May we share your story in the book and in Sitting With You, our weekly letter? Yes, with my first name Yes, anonymously No, please do not include it

I agree that The Hospice Guide may edit my story and publish it in the book Just Like You and Me, in Sitting With You, and as short excerpts in our posts and videos. The book will be sold, and $2 from every copy goes to Pet Peace of Mind. I won't be paid for my story, and I can ask for it to be removed any time before the book is printed.