Close Up Radio Spotlights Dr. Sally Gabriel of Epilogue End of Life Care

Sarasota, FL - Until the 1950s, most people were born and died at home. Many aspects of life have been medicalized, including death and dying.  “Today, most of us are uncomfortable and unfamiliar with being with someone who is dying,” explains Sally Gabriel of Epilogue End of Life Care. “In the past, family members held a vigil and sat with a family member until they died. In the 19th century, the deceased family members were laid out in the parlor, in what we call the living room today. All that has changed as death and dying has moved away from public view; more people today die in hospitals and facilities than at home.” There’s a movement worldwide to bring death and dying back into the home and make it more personal and less medical. End-of-Life Doulas are playing a large role in making this happen.

Another important role of an EOLD is advance care planning. An advance directive, which includes a living will and a health care surrogacy appointment, lets families and medical professionals know what type of care you want and don’t want when you can no longer make their own care decisions. As part of an advance care plan, a person appoints a healthcare surrogate to speak for them. Shares Sally, “We recently created the Sarasota Area End-of-Life Doula Collective and will hold workshops on advance care planning. I work with clients who want to talk about their fears of death so they can fill out their advance directives and make plans for the event of dying.

A list of services Sally provides is available on her website at www.Epiloguecare.com. Visitors can find articles about death and dying on Sally’s blog.

For more information about Sally Gabriel please visit https://www.epiloguecare.com