During the height of COVID when families were not allowed to sit at the bedside of someone who was dying, I said their goodbyes for them....

When I am dying, I don’t want the last sounds I hear to be machines beeping and alarms going off telling me what I already know, which is...

A death doula (also referred to as an end-of-life doula) is traditionally a non-clinical companion and guide for someone who is...

I witnessed a death the other day … or should I say, another death. In this particular case, it was a woman, under the age of sixty, who...

I was asked some really good questions the other day… “Gabby, how do you keep it together when families are grieving? Do you ever break...

I am often asked by those at the bedside of someone who is dying, “do they know that I am here?” My answer is always, “yes.” I have had...

I was at the grocery store recently and as I was walking the isles, I noticed that many people were struggling with walking; some with a...

I have spent my whole life trying to figure out who I am and what lane I belong in. Most of my life I did and said everything I thought...

I am strong But not always On the outside I look soft and secure But I have rough edges that most people cannot see Unless I want them to...

I was at the bedside of a patient who took her last breath… I did not rush anything, and I did not feel the need to say anything, I just...

I sat down next to his bed and told him matter-a-factly, “you have to let people help you, you cannot do this on your own anymore.” I...

What does the word “suffering” mean to you? How would you use it in a sentence? How have you personally experienced it? I think the first...

I am often asked why someone is taking so long to die, especially when they have gone days without food or water, they are no longer...

Grief can be rainbows on a really stormy day It can be gale force winds with skies filled with grey It can be sunshine and clouds It can...

I had a dream that I walked out into my living room, and on the coffee table was a telephone. It wasn’t mine, and it wasn’t there the...

My heart is reminded what day this is I don’t need a calendar for that It remembers it like it was yesterday It’s the day that I first...

I received a call from the daughter of a patient I had only seen one time almost a year ago. After my visit with her mother, I had called her to let her know how things went. She hadn't seen her mother in many months; they lived seven hours apart from one another, and they didn't really "get along," but she did want to know how she was. At the time of the call, her mother was doing well and from my perspective had a few months left to live.   We ended up having a very long co

I was present for a man who chose Medical Aid in Dying to end his suffering caused by his terminal diagnosis. He is being referred to by...

I was once called “Cemetery Girl”. Seriously, it’s true. Even as a really young kid, I was fascinated and drawn to cemeteries. Back then,...

I often talk about having a conversation with the people you love about what is most important to them at the end of their life, way...