About Mywishes
Our mission is to ensure that everyone documents and shares their wishes. Sharing important information now can help reduce the emotional burden, confusion and costs associated with illness, death, dying and remembering in the future.
Our free to use planning software, ongoing campaigning and education is having a positive impact across the UK. Some of our stories are shared in the ‘Recent News’ area below
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Recent news
MyWishes features in the Metro Newspaper
On Friday 12th July MyWishes were featured as an organisation that is using technology to help improve the ways in which society plans for death. “MyWishes allows you to publish goodbye video…
MyWishes featured in the Standard Newspaper
Yesterday MyWishes was featured in the The Standard Newspaper. The article explore the work that we have undertaken to date and was supported by Google’s Digital Garage. To read the…
MyWishes featured in the Standard Newspaper
Yesterday MyWishes was featured in the Standard Newspaper. “James explains DeadSocial, now known as MyWishes, was created for people who want to be able to say a final goodbye message to their…
Specialist Women’s Cancer Support Service
We would like to send out a warm "welcome" to members of the Specialist Women’s Cancer Support Service who are using MyWishes. We hope that you find value in MyWishes and the features available. The…
Speaking on BBC Scotland (Radio)
Facebook's announce Tribute's feature Yesterday our founder spoken on BBC Scotland about the importance of planning for death. He also spoke about what social media and other technology companies are…
Digital Legacy Conference & EAPC 2019
Speaking at the Digital Legacy Conference We will be speaking at the annual Digital Legacy Conference the 16th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care in Berlin. The Internet…
What to do if someone close to you is diagnosed with a terminal illness
What's next? Hospice UK have published a short video highlighting the two actions that you should follow if someone close to you is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Charities and resources…
Grieving in a digital world (video)
How the internet is changing the way we grieve A video about grieving in today's digital world features MyWishes. It was recently released following the Digital Legacy Conference in Siena College,…
Professor Green speaks about the importance of photographs and bereavement
Professor Green recently spoke to the BBC about power of photographs and their significance after someone we care about dies. Professor Green then explores how society and our relationship with…
MySpace loses all content uploaded before 2016
This recent data loss has once again highlighted why it is important to backup the photos and videos we upload online. In the coming weeks both Google+ and Flickr will be taking down media and…