How an End-of-Life Doula can support you
Death is hard. The unpredictable timing and the unimaginable journey makes it difficult for anyone to navigate.
Imagine having an experienced nurse and an end of life doula support you and your family emotionally, physically, spiritually and medically. Whether it is to reposition a pillow, to help change positions in the bed or to turn on a favorite song. Let me bring some guidance and ease to all of this.
MY EXPERTISE IN END-OF-LIFE support
NURSING SUPPORT
There are things that I can do to help ease what is going on and to better help you understand what is happening during the last days of life.
END OF LIFE
Holding space for this time is special. You will always remember this person. Take comfort in knowing that you were there for them and allow time for healing.
EDUCATION & INFORMATION
COORDINATION OF CARE
Workshops
RESPITE CARE
What you are doing is needed but YOU need a break and that is ok. For a few hours, a day or overnight, I can help provide that.
VIGIL PLANNING OR SITTING
This is a way of showing love and support near the end-of-life. The person could be unconscious at this time. Sometimes just holding their hand, sitting beside them while reading and playing music is enough.
LEGACY PROJECTS
I can work with you or your family to create this. This can be anything from writing the story of your life to future letters to family members for special times. You choose.
END OF LIFE PACKAGES
As a nurse and doula, I can help support, comfort and decrease symptoms that people could be experiencing with multipule tools. There can be a lot to understand while processing everything that is going on. You could be feeling completely lost or overwhelmed and that is ok. I can help your family through this entire experience. By helping plan for the last days of life while supporting emotionally, spiritually, physically and medically. End of Life care can be provided at home, in a hospital setting or in a retirement home.
SUpport STORY
"Thank you for being the most wonderful human being, for having such a kind, gentle heart, and for everything you did for our Daddy."
HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR End of life
Caring for the Dying, the doula approach to a meaningful death
Henry Fersko-Weiss
A Caregivers Guide: A handbook about End-of-life Care
Karen MacMillan
The art of dying well
Katy Butler
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“Dying is enormously hard. The labor of it – and it is labor, of the same kind as that which brings life into the world – is relentless, demanding.”
-Stephen Jenkinson-
