Our story together

The Beginning

Description:
Your greatest supporter and your safe place, 100% committed to understanding your journey to this point. I will listen and learn what makes you feel loved, valued and truly seen.

What This Can Include:

• Emotional grounding and space to talk

• Practical guidance to help you prepare

• Support for family communication

• Legacy planning and gentle memory-making ideas

• Advance care directives

• Lasting Power of Attorney preparation

• Breaking down of your fears

• Errands and non-medical practical support (including accompanying you to appointments, simple help in the home, shopping, help with pet care, etc.)

• Eyes and ears to liaise with your medical team

• Appointments

• Respite for primary care giver

Padam Padam - meaning step by step

This is our time to know, like and trust each other.

The Middle

Let me take some of the weight from your shoulders.

Description:

Time is not on our side, let's not leave it too late - planning ahead makes a good life, the most positive end of life possible and therefore a gentler path to grieving. Let's endeavour to bring a beautiful treasure to each and every day left, no matter how many that might be. You are so worthy - you've lived, you've loved, and you have so much wisdom, and so many memories to share.

What This Can Include:

• In-person or virtual companionship

• Emotional and practical support for individuals and families

• Working on forgiving and being forgiven

• Care planning and advocating for your wishes

• Caregiver support and respite

• Guidance through decision-making

• Memory-making and legacy projects

• Holding space for difficult conversations and facilitating family meetings

• Respite care support

• Journal writing, letters and/or videos for your family

• Logging of thoughts and preferences for funeral arrangements, eulogy and obituary writing

• Rituals, as requested

• Anticipatory grief support

My focus is dignity, comfort, emotional support and helping families feel connected and supported through every moment. Helping your loved one write the most beautiful signature at the end of their story.

What This Can Include:

• Educating and normalising a natural death

• Gentle presence and emotional reassurance

• Advocating for your wishes

• Respite for primary caregiver

• Support and communication for loved ones and carers

• Facilitating quiet connection and meaning

• Guidance in the hours and days surrounding death

• End-of-life vigil support, and beyond

• Compassionate after-care for family

• Rituals to suit you and your family

• Ongoing grief support for the family

The Final Chapter

The idea of death may not be beautiful, but what surrounds should be.

What the families say

'I felt such a weight lifted from my shoulders as soon as we met Lucinda.' JM

'Lucinda was the only person in the entire care team that spoke to Tom as the man he always was, right to the end' SB

'I highly recommend Lucinda and am very happy to chat to anyone who would like to speak in person. Lucinda has been so kind, thoughtful, caring and encouraging to both my mum and me.' SP

After my brother died I lost all my confidence, this was the perfect gentle support I needed to get back into life - thank you for helping me find peace and myself again. TR

'I've been sitting here alone, wanting to die, but I don't anymore - you've done that!' MF

'Lucinda came to visit me a few days after I had had a craniotomy for a meningioma brain tumour. I was feeling exhausted, weak, anxious and fatigued. From my diagnosis a few weeks earlier, I had felt the need to preserve a positive and ‘in control’ attitude for my family. I had a huge amount of pent up fear, what the histology result would show and what my future would look like. Lucinda sat with me, she allowed me to spill out all my thoughts without interrupting or offering unfounded comments like ‘I know you’ll be fine’ or 'you’ll feel better in a few days'. She listened, allowed us to ‘sit with the silence’ when it was appropriate, provided genuine empathy and comfort. I couldn’t have wished for a more perfect person to be metaphorically holding me through such a challenging moment in my life. One of the most courageous, capable and understanding people I know, I can’t think of anyone I would rather have by my side in good times and in bad.' NE