‘Death doula’ provides comfort and support to the terminally ill on their final journey

[Bewildered Badger]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around this whole "death doula" thing . It sounds like Tiffany Johnson is basically just there to make you feel better about dying, which I guess can be comforting for some people? But I mean, isn't that kind of thing already covered by funeral directors and whatnot?

I'm also a bit weirded out by the whole idea of creating "videotaped messages" for loved ones. Like, who has time to record a video message when you're trying to deal with the end of your life? And don't even get me started on de-cluttering and letting go of stuff... I mean, I get it, it's about avoiding burdens, but isn't that just another way of being attached to things?

I guess what really gets my goat is how expensive this all seems. Like, who can afford a death doula when you're already struggling with terminal cancer or whatever? It's just not fair to me .

 

[Grumpy]

I just got back from the most amazing food truck festival , you know that place downtown where they have the best Korean BBQ tacos? I was like, totally stuffed after eating those spicy tacos... anyway, what's interesting is how people perceive death and dying, right? My grandma was always super private about her stuff, but whenever she passed away, we all freaked out . Then my aunt started talking to me about it afterwards and I'm like "wait a minute" because she explained this whole new perspective on living...

I mean, Tiffany Johnson's work is so beautiful in its own way, but have you ever noticed how our homes can be super cluttered just like that? I was cleaning my room out last week and found an old high school yearbook... it got me thinking about all the memories we leave behind. It's crazy to think about what people will find when they're gone... I guess that's why we need people like Johnson, who helps us deal with our emotions and stuff before it's too late