I am a Bernese Mountain Dog named Risotto Portabella Tinydancer, “Riz” for short. I lived with my owners for almost 13 years before my body just stopped working. I went from palliative to hospice care in the spring of 2021. At the beginning of my last 3 months of life I traveled across the country with… Continue reading Riz’s Heart Song
(Keisha's farewell message to the other students in her UVM End-of-Life Doula class. Shared with permission.) My name is LaKeisha Lay, I am 46 years old and in 2016 I was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Mycosis Fungoides aka Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Its a blood cancer that affects that skin. In 2017, I was put on… Continue reading My Story, My Journey by Keisha
I took my reflection walk in nature, and by "nature," I mean a large parking lot located across the street from where I've been staying during quarantine. It's one of the only places I can walk where I'm certain I won't run into anyone else, and though it's not the most romantic of locations, I… Continue reading The Walk of Grief
Guest Blogger, Skye Forest, on doula dreams
Contemplative Doula 