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‘How are we going to pay?’ Carer ‘overwhelmed’ by funeral costs after mother and sister die within months

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Susan Bradley never thought she would lose both her mother and sister in the space of 10 months.

The 51-year-old from Birmingham was devastated when her mother passed away on 9 June 2022 following a stroke and further complications.

The emotional distress of her grief was only intensified by the stress of having to scrape together money for the funeral costs.

It comes as the cost of dying has reached a record high in the UK, and Cost of Dying report for 2024.

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