ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Merilynne Rush and Patty Brennan, alternative health care educators and advocates, are teaming up to offer Michigan’s first end-of-life doula training November 18–20 in Ann Arbor.
Days one and two of the workshop will focus on assessing the needs of the dying, what is a "good death," how to hold a vigil, hands-on comfort measures and working with the hospice and palliative care team, as well as doula practice considerations.
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Day three, which can be taken alone or in conjunction with days one and two, covers how to have a home funeral, a normal extension of hospice care that organizers say brings healing and comfort to friends and family through hands-on involvement in care of the body after death.
The end-of-life doula training is designed for family members and friends of the dying, hospice and palliative care workers, midwives and doulas, clergy, therapists, life coaches and anyone who wants to prepare for their own death. It is not recommended for the recently bereaved.