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World Service,17 Jul 2018,20 mins

Helping people prepare for death

The Outlook Podcast Archive

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A doula is someone who helps support a mother-to-be, and prepares her for what's to come. Henry Fersko-Weiss wondered why people who are dying don't get the same kind of support. So he came up with the idea of an end-of-life doula, and now trains people in the United States and elsewhere. He's helped thousands in their last moments. His organisation is called the International End-of-Life Doula Association, and it's trained more than 2000 doulas in the last few years. Henry also wrote a book called 'Caring for the Dying'.

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