HI THERE. I’M SHELBY.
I have worked with aging and dying people for over a decade. I want to help you navigate the transition of death, whether you have just received a terminal diagnosis, or simply want to make your wishes for your death known while you can.
Death is difficult. There’s no denying it. Yet, the dying process can be a time of beauty, healing, and joy.
I have seen many patients pass on with a peaceful smile on their face. What makes the difference between them and those who die with lingering fears, regrets, and pains?
Preparation.
Emotionally, spiritually, practically, and physically preparing for your death or the death of a loved one is so important.
I am here to help you prepare so you can say goodbye in peace.
Shelby the Death Companion
I offer in-person options in Arvada, Colorado and the surrounding areas to bring closure and even delight to the last months, weeks, days, and hours of the dying person’s life.
I have been a CNA and Caregiver for 11 years.
I have spent my entire career safely caring for elderly, disabled, and acutely ill patients. I take this opportunity to care for people as an honor.
I have become an expert at helping transfer, toilet, change, ambulate, feed, and bathe my patients. I am available to do these tasks as a part of my care for the dying person, on a schedule that we decide on together.
End-of-Life Planning is my passion.
I am a Certified End-of-Life Planner, and understand how much there is to think about when you’re getting ready for a death. It can be so overwhelming!
I can help you make an ideal “Death Plan,” that looks at every aspect of the death YOU want to die.
Every life is unique, and every death should be, too.
I guide my clients through this process and beyond, promising to help them until the end, and to help their family after the end has come. I am available to my clients and their families as a point person, coordinator, and friend for whatever they need in their individual situation.
I call myself a “Death Companion.”
Sometimes, all the dying person and their family need is someone to talk to about the hard stuff. It takes a weight off to be able to ask, “Where am I really going when I die?”
“How will I go on without my mom?”
“Is it going to hurt?”
“How can I make sure people remember the parts of me I want to be remembered?”
“What kind of legacy am I leaving?”
With a Death Companion, you do not have to walk this path all alone. You can count on someone to be there, from now until the dying person is gone, to guide you and your family through hard conversations, reconciliations, times of questioning, apologizing, and finding faith while you’re in grief.
MY MISSION
