End-of-life doula · North Vancouver
Someone to sit with you, and stay.
Calm, practical support for you and your family, from the first plans to the weeks after a death. At home, in hospital, or by video.
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End-of-life doula · North Vancouver
Calm, practical support for you and your family, from the first plans to the weeks after a death. At home, in hospital, or by video.
Book a free first conversationStart here
You've had news, and you want to plan while there's time.
You're caring for a parent and need someone beside you.
The end is near, and the family wants to be ready.
Someone has died, and you don't know what comes next.
What a doula does
An end-of-life doula looks after everything around a death that isn't medical: the conversations, the plans, the people, the practical steps, and the quiet hours.
I'm not a nurse or a counsellor, and I never replace your care team. I work beside them, so you have time to be a daughter, a husband, a friend.
How I help
Wishes written down, the hard conversations had kindly, and letters or recordings for the people you'll leave.
The room the way you want it: music or quiet, who sits when, and someone steady through the nights so the family can rest.
The first hours and calls, the practical steps, and visits in the weeks after, for as long as they help.
Packages
At home, in hospital or by video. Most families start with ten hours.
About Jo
I sat with my grandmother through her last week. What I remember most is how much the family needed someone who wasn't afraid of the room.
I trained as an end-of-life doula in 2017 and have supported families across North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Deep Cove since. I belong to the provincial doula association and carry liability insurance.
From families
“She never hurried us. She helped the children decide what they wanted to say at Qingming, and she remembered Wei's birthday when I had lost track of the days.”Lin C., Steveston
“My mother wanted music in the room and her sisters' rosary, and Jo made both happen without any fuss. She knew when to leave the room.”Lucia D., East Vancouver
Questions
No. I don't give medical advice or care. I work alongside your doctors, nurses and hospice team, and look after everything else.
North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Deep Cove, at home or in hospital. Anywhere in BC by video.
That's fine. Many families start with one conversation. You can book by the hour, and add hours whenever you like.
By e-Transfer, once we've agreed on what you need. You'll get a simple invoice and a receipt.
A first conversation is free, by phone or video. No forms to fill in. Just tell me what's happening.
Book a free first conversation