The things that we need in our final days are not always the same as what we need at other times of our life. I am happy to meet with a dying person and their support team to help coordinate things such as:

Comfort care measures; legacy projects; creating a bedside vigil schedule; final messages or tasks that the dying person wants to do; end-of-life preparation; companionship

Caregiving is hard work even when it’s an act of love. You also deserve to receive care during this life-changing time. I enjoy serving caregivers through tasks focused on their wellness such as:

Setting up a meal or chore train to give you more time to rest or be with your person; crafting realistic and pleasurable self-care routines; helping process grief and final conversations

Often when someone is dying, people want to show they care but either don’t know how or they are worried that they’ll “over-step” in some way. Inviting extended members of a community to help at the end-of-life can be an immense comfort for the dying person, caregivers and those they consider family. Collaborating with the dying person and caregivers, I can help expand the circle of care through things like:

Setting up a phone tree for when the death has occurred; source help from the community for things like child or pet care; tap people to run needed errands; create ways for folx in your life to share memories, encouragements and love

Full-Spectrum Care: $125/hr

Death Support is customized for each person and their needs. It often looks like:

• A complimentary initial visit (virtual);

• Regular visits (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly depending on need and proximity to death) virtually and/or in-person to provide emotional, relational and logistical support leading up to the death;

• End-of-Life preparation documents and education;

• Assistance in facilitating honest, compassionate and tough conversations about dying choices, wishes and relationships;

• Customized resources and referrals for complementary care options (eg, funeral homes, grief groups, therapy recommendations, etc.);

• Bedside vigil (in-person presence during the final few days of life);

• In-person presence on the day of death or the day after;

• And 2 postmortem visits for the folks left behind after a death (the first usually in the week after the death and the second 6-12 months after the death) to support their grieving process.

If you are interested in Death Support but finances are an obstacle, please contact Neshia to talk about payment plans or sliding scale options. Everyone deserves compassionate support.