A student of mine, Maryann Arnold, now a dear friend has done an outstanding job with her studies. She has artful linked her experiences with her late husband Henk to the training and is wise beyond her studies. This article is hers and really well done! What does it mean to be a Death Doula or End of Life Coach? First of all for me I believe you must know yourself … [Read more...]
THE ART OF DYING
What is this thing called Death? I mean we all know what it means but there are so many questions around it. What kind of death will it be, when will it be, what happens after we die? When we are young we don’t think about death much. We are busy being invincible, living our Lives, raising children, searching for the perfect job, paying bills, and Life rushes past us. … [Read more...]
The Warrior
A few words by Stephen Garrett The way we approach dying and death, especially cancer, is in the form of a battle or a war. This story written by Maryann Arnold about her late husband Henk and his battle with cancer illustrates this clearly as well as showing us some of the not so wonderful patient care practices some medical folks tend to use. I encourage you to read it … [Read more...]
Last Day…
Henk’s Last Day....... It was a Monday...March 3rd 2014...we were in what was Henk’s last full day on this planet although I did not know that in the moment. I went into our bedroom to check on him as I had always done in the past month or two since he spent more and more time there as the cancer got worse. Upon this particular evening when I went in, he was looking all … [Read more...]