Alexander Dussault
Death Doula
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“If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.”
Kahlil Gibran
My Practice
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Advance Care Planning
Working with you or your loved ones to plan for life limiting illness and end of life
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Support
Assisting with the navigation of day to day challenges present in the time leading up to death and after death
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Advocacy
Being present and providing advocacy for the wishes of the dying person with family, friends, health care professionals, funeral homes, and religious leaders
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Companionship
Spending time with the dying person and their family holding space for the many emotions and conversations, both heavy and light
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Ritual Planning
Providing assistance with planning funerals, celebrations of life, and living funerals
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Vigil
Planning and enacting a vigil (the process of friends and family being present during death)
