Flame or Water? Now you have a choice with cremation. A water, or ‘Green Cremation’, is done using water and potassium hydroxide, that reduces the body to the bone ash similar to flame-based cremation with much less impact to the environment. I recently toured Bradsaw Funeral and Cremation Services in Stillwater, MN and was ableContinue reading “Flame or Water? You Choose!”
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Get to Know You
You heard from me and my passion to assist at end of life. To sit with you as you face your last days. To offer assistance to your family and caregivers as they circle your bed or recliner wondering what to do next. They anxiously hold their breath when your breath slows down. Do youContinue reading “Get to Know You”
Get to Know Me
Choosing an end of life doula can be overwhelming. You have heard of a birth doula, but a death doula? Why do you need a death doula? Why would someone want to do this work? I have worked in the healthcare industry for most of my life. A love for aging and dying people startedContinue reading “Get to Know Me”
It’s Just Stuff…or is it?
As a member of MNDC (Minnesota Death Collaborative, a group of end of life professionals), I had the opportunity to hear a professional organizer, Su-Yoon Ko recently. Su-Yoon discussed the clutter in our own lives, lives of those facing death, and our loved ones who died leaving behind their legacy of ‘stuff’. For some, clutterContinue reading “It’s Just Stuff…or is it?”
Who Will Be Your Voice?
I checked into a large hospital recently for major knee surgery. The Admissions clerk asked if I had an Advance Directive. Doesn’t everyone? (Sadly, the answer is ‘no’.). I gave her the pages to scan into my electronic record and felt confident that if something dramatic should happen, I had all my bases covered. DidContinue reading “Who Will Be Your Voice?”
Welcome to Adeste LLC
CELEBRATING LIFE AND HONORING DEATH Welcome to Adeste. I am Susan Lawrence, a trained end of life doula. By definition, an EOL doula is available to attend (adeste) to someone. I attend to the dying person and their caregivers in a non-medical role. How can I, as your doula, help you celebrate your life and honor death? That isContinue reading “Welcome to Adeste LLC”
The journey begins…
“None of us get out of here alive.” Frank Ostaseski, The Five Invitations
Adeste LLC 