Thanadoula
Denise Lefebvre
Available Packages
At this point in your journey, you may or may not know how long you have left, but you know that you will need kind and compassionate support to help you through. The packages offered below are meant to provide choices for the amount of support you want and offer a significant savings compared to simply hiring at the hourly rate.
Supplementary hours may be added, as needed*
Sliding-scale pricing is available, based on needs and means.**
Long-term Support
A selection of services tailored to your individual needs and wishes. This is useful when you want to spend time preparing paperwork, legacy projects or if you simply need someone to be with you (if your family is not available).
This package includes 30 hours of service, which can be divided into multiple sessions (no longer than 4 hours per day), day or night. Sessions may be booked days or weeks apart
Supplementary hours may be added, as needed*
Short Term Support
This package includes 8 hours that can be used hourly or divided into sessions, that can be booked days or weeks apart.
Vigiling
Vigiling services require working with an additional death doula to ensure that you are accompanied as long as you may need. This service provides bedside vigiling with dulas working in rotation (to a maximum of 6 consecutive hours, per doula) .
Each 6-hour segment is charged at the standard rate.
Emergency Support
This service is available without a package contract. It is intended to be used in times of crisis or when no other support is available. It provides for two hours of support services, day or night.
*Hourly rates available on request
**This option requires contact with your social worker