Life Happens. Death Happens. A Conversation with an End of Life Doula

Join Kim Hegwood today for a fascinating conversation about life, death, and the role of a doula in the process. Kim will be joined today by Darren Nelson, a transition expert helping families with a loved one on that final journey. Title: Life Happens. Death Happens. A Conversation with an End of Life Doula Kim and Darren Will Discuss: How does an end-of-life doula differ from hospice and how they help patients and their families? What are some examples of how a doula can help the dying and their loved ones? Tell me about the Best 3 Months of Life tool that you use to help the dying solidify their end-of-life decisions. What training did you receive to prepare for this work? How are doula’s compensated? In what areas would a doula be able to assist with decisions? How could one locate and hire a doula? Bio: My name is Darren Nelson, and I am an End-of-Life Doula. An end-of-life doula walks alongside the dying and their family to help them navigate through the whole end-of-life process. My journey began in 2012 when my father became ill with cancer and subsequently passed away at MD Anderson. Shortly after, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and opted out of any treatment, and went into hospice. As her primary caregiver and advocate, I was blessed to walk beside her and implement her wishes. One died without hospice, in a coma and restrained; forcing us to make the decision as a family to let him go. The other chose hospice at home surrounded by her family and her pets. She was able to verbalize her wishes even providing a video for her family after her death. These two deaths changed the course of my life as well as my career path. I wanted to help the dying and their loved ones make educated and well-thought-out decisions. As an end-of-life doula, I can now do so. Contact Darren Nelson: Email:[email protected] Phone: 832-909-6485 _____________________________________________________________________ Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney Website: https://hegwoodgroup.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/HegwoodLaw LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/hegwoodlaw/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ZaoTAWChvaz-HEFQcdcbQ