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# Lichfield business urges people to have conversations with loved ones over funeral wishes
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-business-urges-people-to-have-conversations-with-loved-ones-over-funeral-wishes/
- Published: 2022-05-05T07:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-04T10:17:10.000Z
- Description: People in Lichfield are being urged to have open conversations with their loved ones about their funeral wishes.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

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People in Lichfield are being urged to have open conversations with their loved ones about their funeral wishes.

City funeral business F M & J Wait are highlighting the issue as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week.

They said that while thinking about death can be difficult, talking about it will make help ease the burden on loved ones left behind.

Mike Hilliar, director of funeral planning at Dignity which owns F M & J Wait, said:

> “Funerals are such a personal thing. We have seen first-hand how reassuring it can be to bereaved families to know that they have honoured their loved one’s final wishes.  
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> “Adding a nominated representative to your funeral plan can help take away that uncertainty and provide comfort to both the plan holder and their loved ones.   
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> “We hope that adding a nominated representative to funeral plans will provide people with the opportunity to have an important wider conversation around their wishes for their funeral with loved ones.”   
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> Mike Hilliar

Dying Matters Awareness Week aims to “break the taboo and stigma” surrounding death and grief by encouraging people to have conversations with loved ones about their wishes.

Monica Mason, who runs Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign, said:

> “We know that conversations about death can feel tricky, but we also know that when people do open up with their friends and relatives and put some plans and preferences in place in advance, it can make the process after someone dies much, much easier.  
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> “We’re encouraging everyone this Dying Matters Awareness Week to think about what they can do to be in a good place when they die.  
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> “There are loads of ways to start this conversation. Starting with a subject that feels a bit easier, such as music choices at a funeral, can be a good approach. Writing things down can also help, and it needn’t be one conversation to cover it all, you can come back to it in a way that feels best for you.  
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> “It’s often not as hard as you think – start slowly, and listen, and you may even find it’s an enjoyable conversation.”  
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> Monica Mason, Hospice UK