“Death doulas can help to fill the necessary void in our healthcare system, supporting patients to access the option of medical aid in dying in a myriad of ways: 1) Become your client’s advocate and help them to navigate the cumbersome process; 2) Prepare the prescription (if personal or professional ethics allow); 3) Help them think about what they want their final days to be like; 4) Sit with them while they take the medication, and provide support to others present. And along the way, if you educate healthcare providers and other allied professionals about why this option is important to patients, you can expand access for others who follow.After going through my death doula certification program and meeting others in the death doula space, I have come to the conclusion that death doulas are extremely special people—accepting, compassionate and caring. We need your hearts walking side by side with patients who want to access medical aid in dying.”
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