Bereavement support

Questions after a death

Questions After A Death

An epilepsy-related death will leave you with many questions

These could include:

Who can I talk to in order to understand what has happened?
Why have I been contacted by the coroner’s office? And what happens next?
Is there going to be a post-mortem? If so, why? Will I be told the outcome? And who by?
When can we hold the funeral?
What is an inquest and why is there going to be one? What happens at an inquest? Can I attend? Can I ask questions?

Navigating these questions when you are grieving is incredibly difficult. We can help you find answers and support you through the processes and investigations that happen after a sudden death. Our bereavement support is integrated with specialist casework, with access to an expert panel. See below, how to get in touch.

We can help you. Get in touch with us and we will do our best to support you through these processes.

We will try and answer all your questions honestly, in a way you can understand so you can make informed decisions.

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For one-to-one support after an epilepsy death contact our support team today

We provide the only support line for people bereaved by an epilepsy death and offer access to qualified counselling. Our dedicated support team has a special interest in, and understanding of, sudden and traumatic death.

Call our support team

If you are in the UK or Ireland we can talk with you by email or telephone. Our support team will do its best to give you what you need.

If you are outside the UK we will try and put you in touch with services available in your country.

01235 772852 support@sudep.org

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