Frequently Asked Questions

AN END-OF-LIFE DOULA HELPS THE DYING AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATE THROUGH LEGAL DOCUMENTATION SURROUNDING A PENDING PASSING, BEING A SOURCE OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BEFORE AND THROUGHOUT THE GRIEVING PROCESS, PROVIDE ONE ON ONE COMPANIONSHIP AT BEDSIDE IN THE ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF FAMILY ALL WHILE ENSURING THAT A PERSON FEELS SAFE, LOVED AND COMFORTED AS THEY TRANSITION WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND A PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL PRESENCE WITHOUT DYING ALONE.

MUCH LIKE WOMEN AND FAMILIES WILL OFTEN CHOOSE A BIRTH DOULA AS THEY PREPARE TO WELCOME A BRAND NEW SOUL INTO THIS LIFE, AN END-OF-LIFE DOULA PROVIDES IDENTICAL SUPPORT, CARE AND LOVE TO FAMILIES AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHILE THE CIRCLE OF LIFE COMPLETES. 

NO. MY ROLE AS AN END-OF-LIFE DOULA IS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR OVERALL CARE TEAM, NOT REPLACING OR SUPERSEDING YOUR PALLIATIVE/HOSPICE CARE TEAMS. I DO NOT, AND BY LAW, CANNOT PROVIDE ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT, CARE OR ADVICE AS IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN MY SCOPE OF PRACTICE OR EXPERIENCE. 

I WILL EMPOWER, ENCOURAGE, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR YOU, YOUR NEEDS AND FINAL WISHES; GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR END-OF-LIFE JOURNEY WITH AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON THE DYING PROCESS - HELPING YOU REALIZE AND ACHIEVE A BEAUTIFUL DEATH, ALL WITH PERSON AND FAMILY CENTERED CARE IN MIND. 

NOT AT ALL. MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH OR WITHOUT ILLNESS WILL HAVE AN END-OF-LIFE DOULA ASSIST WITH ADVANCE CARE PLANNING AND FORMALIZING A PERSONAL DIRECTIVE;  CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF SUPPORT;  COMPANIONSHIP AND FAMILY RESPITE; ADVANCED DECISION MAKING AROUND FUNERAL PLANNING AND POST DEATH CARE, AND MUCH MORE. 

PERSONAL AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PACKAGES CAN BE COMBINED AND CUSTOMIZED TO SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE, OFFERED AS A BUNDLE PACKAGE.

MY OFFERINGS CAN INCLUDE *LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES, DISCUSSED AND AGREED UPON IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF MY SERVICE.

MY OFFERINGS DO NOT INCLUDE PERSONAL SHOPPING AND/OR ERRANDS.