End of Life Doula
Dying with dignity~ What better way to honor our loved ones then to give them a good death. I am melting my way back into reality. After spending a weekend learning all about how to support others in their final days. Our group of 51 came together with the intention of being trained as death doulas. End of life doulas are the people who will assist the family and medical staff to ensure the dying person is well cared for during the final moments and into transition. We all learned how to support the family, before, during and after the loved person has left our world. Offering love and support, but mostly presence. There are many things the doula creates with the family and the loved one before the final moments. Including a legacy project of gathering memories and pictures stories and favorite things. Helping to facilitate the project through the process and then leaving the family with a beautiful way to remember the loved person. ...