I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role is to walk alongside you, working collaboratively to ensure your choices at the end of your life reflect your values, needs, and wishes. As an informed and compassionate companion, I’m here to help you navigate decisions and advocate for what matters most to you, every step of the way.
Support may include, but is not limited to:
Helping you to live life until you die
Companionship
Transport and accompanying you to appointments
Coordination of additional community resources
Coordinating help from family and friends
Organising respite for carers
Liaising with health professionals and palliative care to help you understand your options
Facilitating conversations with loved ones
Planning and holding vigil before and after death
Decluttering or death cleaning
After death body care
Rituals and ceremony
VAD and VSED/VRFF
Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) or Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking VSED) also known as Voluntary Refusal of Food and Fluid (VRFF).
I honour the personal journey each person takes at the end of life, guided by dignity, autonomy, and the right to make choices aligned with their values. Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is a legally supported option that allows individuals, under specific circumstances, to choose the timing and manner of their death. If VAD is part of your path, I offer compassionate, non-judgmental support, holding space as you navigate this decision in a way that feels true and meaningful to you.
I can provide the following:
Assisting with the assessment process and preparation of documentation
Providing education for the dying person and their loved ones
Emotional and practical support
Offering a peaceful and calming environment that honours the individual’s beliefs and wishes.
Creating a safe and caring space where individuals, families, and loved ones feel comfortable sharing their feelings, vulnerabilities, insecurities, and fears.
End of Life Planning
End-of-life planning is about more than just sorting out your estate; it’s about making sure your voice is heard and easing the burden on those you love.
I’m here to help you get the essentials in place, from organising documents to recording your wishes, so you can focus on what truly matters: time with loved ones, meaningful conversations, and creating your legacy.
These documents could include:
Advance Care Directive – A legally binding document that records your medical treatment preferences if you can’t speak for yourself. It guides your decision maker and healthcare team to act in line with your values, beliefs, and wishes, especially around life-prolonging treatments and end-of-life care.
Medical Treatment Decision Maker – this is someone you legally appoint to speak for you if you can’t make your own medical decisions. Their role is to make choices that reflect your values, preferences and wishes.
Enduring Power Of Attorney – a trusted person you appoint to manage your financial and legal affairs if you become unable to do so. Their authority ‘endures,’ continuing even if you lose medical capacity making it vital for long term planning.
Funeral Planning
Planning your funeral or memorial service in advance is a thoughtful and caring part of end-of-life planning. It gives you the opportunity to make choices about how you’d like to be remembered, whether that’s a quiet gathering, a celebration of life, a traditional service, or a living wake while you are still alive.
By making these decisions ahead of time, you can ease the emotional and practical burden on your loved ones, giving them clarity and comfort during an incredibly difficult time. It’s a final gift of love and consideration, allowing them to focus on remembering you, not making stressful decisions.
I can help you plan the funeral including:
Helping you arrange a funeral that suits you and your family's needs, ranging from coffins to catering and everything in between.
Engaging a funeral director that can be involved as little or as much as you require i.e for mortuary care and transportation
Organising flowers or alternatives such as candles, photos, or meaningful personal items.
Choosing a venue at a meaningful location like a garden or at your home.
Providing referrals to funeral celebrants or you may decide that a family member or friend could officiate.
