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<h3></h3> How people die lives on in the memory of those who survive. Patients often have a spiritual imperative to return to their country of birth as death approaches. Exploration of the meaning of home suggests an abstract concept of familiarity, safety, memory and connection. <h3>Case 1</h3> Shirley was 35, was married with two sons and wished to return to Goa for her final weeks. She had extensive gastric cancer with obstruction, ascites and reliant on a nasogastric tube. She did not require oxygen. The local Goan Society crowdfunded £18,000 within 10 days to support all four members of the family plus a flight nurse to accompany Shirley to Goa. Hospice Delasa in Goa cared for Shirley until her death 3 weeks later. <h3>Case 2</h3> Arman was a refugee from Iran seeking asylum in the UK. He was 42 and tragically also was diagnosed with gastric cancer shortly after arriving in the UK. He was cachectic and obstructed. His goal of care was to return to Iran to be with his wife and 8 year old daughter. Emergency travel documents were issued by the Iranian Embassy, a family friend travelled with Arman and he survived the long flight. He was admitted to a cancer hospital in Tehran, was reunited with his family and lived a further 2 weeks. The practical barriers and enablers of repatriation 1. Huge anxiety about fitness to travel acts as a barrier. Nurses were more anxious than doctors. Patient expressed least anxiety 2. Uncertainty regarding fitness to fly, the respiratory and metabolic effects of flight, and how to maximize wellbeing on the journey. 3. Reassurance was gained if contact made with an institution at the destination 4. Checklists to facilitate these journeys would ensure that the process does not need to be re-learnt each time 5. Courage is needed! <h3>Reference</h3> Reference Collier A, <i>et al</i>. The meaning of home at the end of life: A video-reflexive ethnography study. <i>Palliat Medicine</i> 2015;<b>29</b>:695–702.