A terminal diagnosis is stressful and overwhelming for all those involved. Doulas are trained to support you by sharing their knowledge on the process and experience of dying, based on current and traditional practices.
Death Doula Ottawa offers the following:
When a dying person and the family plan for the last days, they feel less afraid and less anxious. Doulas encourage thinking through all the choices about where a person dies and the kinds of interactions people want with each other and professional staff.
Death Doula Ottawa offers the following:
The purpose for legacy work is to assist the patient achieve closure with life and/or relationships.
Death Doula Ottawa offers the following:
Doulas assist with basic care, explain distressing symptoms, provide on-going emotional and spiritual support, and link to the professional team as necessary.
Death Doula Ottawa offers the following:
A ‘home funeral’ is a non-commercial, family centred response to death that involves the family and its social community in the care and preparation of the body for burial or cremation, and/or in planning and carrying out related rituals or ceremonies, and/or in the burial or cremation itself.
Death Doula Ottawa offers the following:
Death Doula Ottawa offers referral support services designed to meet the needs of the family members.