by Maria Amador
LOWELL — When it comes to death — one’s own or someone else’s — many assume the benefits of time and preparation, but forget the effort that makes them possible. That is, confronting the inevitable with the same kind of planning and thoughtfulness one deploys while still alive.
If the notion of planning ahead for death seems difficult, and perhaps unnecessary, there are people whose job it is to help dispel that error and facilitate preparations for the inevitable.
They are called death doulas, and at a most basic level, their work asks: What is a living person willing to do to support their own or another’s dying wishes, and what resources does that require?
One such practitioner, Patricia “Trish” Sears became a death doula after a decade of watching people close to her die different deaths, each with its own set of end-of-life preparations. …
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