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Learn how a doula can help you, your loved one, + your family.
Going through belongings a loved one left behind should be done with care.
Grief can take a toll. Self care both mentally, emotionally, and physically is necessary.
When the term end-of-life doula is mentioned, I'm usually met with, “that’s a thing?”
It certainly is, and there is a growing number of compassionate doulas who specialise in helping individuals through this challenging phase of life.
Merilynne Rush, MSHP, RN, BSN, defines an end-of-life doula (EOLD) as "someone who provides non-medical, holistic support and comfort to the dying person and their family, which may include education and guidance, as well as emotional, spiritual, or practical care. EOLDs engage with clients from as early as initial diagnosis through after death care and bereavement. When caregivers are feeling overwhelmed, the doula helps them identify physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical needs and ways to meet them."
Discussing end-of-life care may not be easy for everyone, but approaching it with open conversations and planning, just as you would for any other significant life event, can help alleviate anxiety.
In essence, an end-of-life doula is a knowledgeable, experienced companion who provides compassion and isn't afraid to broach difficult subjects. Let me provide support to you and your partner, family, or friend through Mullein & Myrrh. With warmth, compassion, expertise, patience, curiosity, and attentive listening, together we can create an environment and atmosphere that embraces this challenging yet beautiful journey.
You can donate your pacemaker to help a dog in need?
If you have a pacemaker, you can put it in your will to have your pacemaker donated to a dog in need after you pass. Pacemakers cannot be donated to another human, but they can be donated to dogs with cardiac issues who would depend on it to stay alive.
You can have the pacemaker brought to a vet of your choice. It saves the dog's owner the cost of the actual pacemaker which sometimes means the difference in being able to afford lifesaving treatment or not.
Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying
by Ram Dass & Mirabal Bush
We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us—and we are all dying. But what if dying were perfectly safe? What would it look like if you could approach dying with curiosity and love, in service of other beings? What if dying were the ultimate spiritual practice?
Green Burials of Love, Chicago, IL
Green Burials of Love is located in Chicago, IL. Marion offers a variety of options to help keep "costs affordable, the services sacred, and the environment protected." While they do offer classic caskets, they are known for their large stock of affordably and eco-friendly caskets.
www.greenburialsinchicagoil.com
Windridge Memorial Park offers traditional ground burials, cremation burials and scattering in nature trails, natural burials, an outdoor mausoleum, and pet and people burials in a pet cemetery. Located close to the Fox River, the grounds feature gentle rolling hill, a pond, waterfall, nature trails, and abundant wildlife including deer, hawks, black squirrels, and bald eagle.
https://www.beatreecremation.com/learn/5-reasons-to-be-cremated-by-water-instead-of-fire
Cremation by Water is a small locally-owned water cremation facility located in Arlington Heights, IL. They pride themselves on their exquisitely clean facility and array of beautiful urns and other means of preservation. They are incredibly receptive to inquiries and questions.
Cremation by Water also has a special area for your beloved pet; one of the few facilities in the state that can provide this service.
Donate your body to science: Give hope to future generations
The gift of donation can touch many parts of our lives, the lives of our loved ones, and the lives of all future generations. It is the gift that lives on in all of us. Science Care also offers no-cost cremation.
This helpful guide (meant for healthcare workers, but beautifully put together) lays out what donating your body to science is all about, and how it can help the future of healthcare.
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