End of Life doulas now part of Care Partners offerings

Back in 2019, WTIP introduced the concept of an “End of Life Doula” to listeners. We spoke with two of the women who are involved in this type of care, Jean Skeels and Pat Campanaro. Since then the women, along with Margy Nelson and Suzanne Sherman, have formalized their offering through a partnership with Care Partners of Cook County.

Through Death Cafes, seminars, and workshops the mission of the End of Life Doulas is to destigmatize death and help people to have a greater understanding and more conscious relationship to mortality both for others and for themselves. 

One of the interesting ways they do that is through Death Cafés. According to Care Partners, a Death Cafe is "an open and non-directed friendly conversation on the topic of death, typically over tea and cake or other refreshments."

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Death Cafes were held over Zoom with success, but the group is now having a hybrid option. The community is invited to the next Death Café in person, on Thursday, August 26 at 6 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais (masks required in the church). But there is also an option to attend virtually.
 
For more information, contact Care Partners at (218) 387-3788 or visit the Care Partners website.
 
WTIP’s Rhonda Silence recently sat down with End of Life Doula Pat Campanaro to learn more.