Suzanne B. O’Brien here, In this episode of Ask a Death Doula titled, "The Future of Health Care Will Be Non-Medical”, the audience will be able to understand the enormous crisis upon us with caring for our elderly and end-of-life population. The statistics alone are alarming, but when you combine that with the reality that the U.S. [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, The Holiday season is here. The time of year where families come together, we put our work life on pause for a while and appreciate what is most important to us. It is the season where loved ones gather to share meals, stories, and connect with one another. It is a [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, Today, Thursday, November 21st at 7 pm ET I will be hosting my free webinar (Peace of Mind Planner for End of Life 60 Minute Live Webinar Training) In this free webinar, I will share with you the top 5 regrets of dying patients that lead to difficult end of [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, My free, monthly Level 1 End of Life Doula Training Webinar is going to be TONIGHT, Thursday, November 14th, at 7 pm ET. I wanted to share with you the importance of this training and why I hope all of you take advantage of it. Death Doulas are an intricate [...]
Last week I recorded a new episode of the “Ask a Death Doula” Podcast dealing with a very sensitive subject that I have been receiving many questions about recently. The “Ask a Death Doula” Podcast is a weekly show hosted by me, Suzanne B. O’Brien RN. In this episode of “Ask a Death Doula”, No Food [...]
What is VSED? VSED stands for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking. It is an intentional decision to stop drinking and eating, for the specific purpose of causing death. It does not refer to stopping food and fluids provided using a feeding tube or to situations in which a patient has no appetite or is unable [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, Today, Thursday, October 24th at 7pm ET, I will be hosting my free webinar (Peace of Mind Planner for End of Life 60 Minute Live Webinar Training). In this webinar, I share the regrets of patients that lead to difficult death and how to avoid them. When an death doesn't go [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, I have some exciting news. Due to the overwhelming requests for information via phone calls and email to Doulagivers, we are opening our Ask a Death Doula platform to support live viewer participation. Every week, either Thursday or Friday at 12pm ET, we will be live broadcasting the Ask a Death Doula Podcast. [...]
Dear Friend, The time is now for us to all come together and really make the shift for positive change in end of life care for all. Death connects us all, no matter who you are or where you live. As a registered nurse, I have been working with the elderly and those at [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, In my years of experience working with end of life patients and their families, I have discovered one simple thing that makes a huge difference in people’s lives when they or someone they love is entering the final stages of life. This one thing is something we are all capable of, [...]
