No one would explain to me what was going to happen, but I needed to talk about it. I had so many questions.
I wanted to plan something special to help celebrate Johm's life, but I was already so overwhelmed. I needed help.
We weren't the kind of family who held hands or cried together. We needed to learn how to be with Dad in a new way.
"No one told me that grief feels so much like fear."
Being with someone as they grow closer to death brings up so many feelings. It's natural to feel scared. Many people feel overwhelmed by feelings of sadness, dread or anger and the very real responsibilities of supporting and caretaking and planning for something that right now you can't even imagine.
Learning to navigate the complicated territory of serious illness, caregiving, and grief is one of the hardest thing you'll ever do.
Bedside Care
Having someone trusted at the bedside delivering companionship, simple therapeutic treatments, personal care, or just loving silence can be comforting both to family as well as to the person approaching transition. As a state-license occupational therapist I am comfortable navigating both the clinical and the personal side of your loved one's care.
Legacy Project
Having someone trusted at the bedside delivering companionship, simple therapeutic treatments, personal care, or just loving silence can be comforting both to family as well as to the person approaching transition. As a state-license occupational therapist I am comfortable navigating both the clinical and the personal side of your loved one's care.
End of Life Planning
Planning for the end of a person's life raises many hard questions. How do we memorialize a life in a way that captures all that that person was to us and others? How do we incorporate the dying person's wishes? How do we talk about these things while our loved one is still alive? Talk to us about your questions and vision.
Bereavement Support
The sadness that follows a loss can feel paralysing. Many people wonder how they will ever get through it. Just when things start to feel better, new waves of grief hit.
At such a devastating time, it can help to know that what you are experiencing is probably very normal. Your grief is a tribute to the person you loved after all.
While there's no right way to grieve, we do know that time and finding ways to express grief that feel right to you can help. For some this means talking, for others, working on legacy projects, for others, connecting with community or friends.