- Vigils are a reverent observance at the bedside of the dying. This is a time and place of gentleness and expression of devotion. We will prepare for the last weeks or days of your life by creating a Vigil Plan for where you want to die and how your space (room or bed area) will look, sound, smell, and feel. This is your sacred space and you get to have it just the way you want.
- This Plan can include: the position of your bed; placement of special objects; flowers; soft lighting and candles; what music or sounds you want to hear; which books, poetry, and sacred text you’d like read to you; essential oil aromatherapy; guided imagery visualization for calm and relaxation; and symbolic bedside rituals. Your culture, traditions, and faith will all be pertinent considerations included in your Vigil. The details of your Vigil Plan can be arranged ahead of time and prepared when you are ready.
- The Vigil Sitting Plan is initiated when death is imminent. For the Vigil Sitting Plan, we will consider the tone, attitude, and intentions to be held at your bedside, and address who can visit you, how many can visit at a time, and how often. You may choose who is with you during your last hours, and who will be with you during your last breath.
If you would like for me to sit vigil and/or be there to support the unfolding of your plans, I can be with you or in another room as others sit with you. In order to provide as much support as you would like during the vigil, additional local, trained End Of Life Doulas may be called in (previously vetted).
COST: Vigil Sitting and Plan Support {$50/hour pre-paid as needed per 6-hour shift}
Minimum 6 hour purchase
