Bursack: End-of-life doula could provide comfort and assistance

Dear Carol: Due to our mom being over 90 and having cancer, she is going on hospice care rather than prolonging her misery. Unfortunately, families are put in impossible situations related to providing hospice in the home. Hospice will set things up and do their visits, but they don t have resources to help much with day-to-day care. I ve been looking into hiring rotating caregivers and have some leads, but a friend suggested hiring a death doula, as well. I have a vague idea that a doula could help, but I don t know much about the services they provide. Could you please tell me what they do and how I can find one if I go that route? Do we still need a bunch of hands-on caregivers? How does this work? – VC Dear VC: Please accept my condolences on this change for your family. Supporting someone we love as they go through the death process is time-intensive and draining, so yes, additional services would be a blessing. I reached out to Carey Mason Palmquist, MSM, EOLD, to educate u