My name is Melanie Cookes, and I have answered a decade-long calling to become an End of Life Doula.  After completing the Intensive End of Life Doula Course with Preparing the Way, I now offer my services as a caring and holistic End of Life Doula.

After the death of my father, and a dear close friend, I felt that people who are nearing the end of their life could benefit from an advocate, committed to offering them options and choices, and empowering them with some control over their daily lives. 

As a passionate End of Life Doula, I support people who are living well and illness-free, or those who have been diagnosed with, and are now living with, a life-limiting illness.  Sometimes my services are engaged by the person who has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, or by their loved one. 

I strongly advocate for the people who utilise my services, and endeavour to restore to them their capacity, control and choice.  I honour and respect the beliefs of the people who employ me, and my goal is to help them fulfil their needs and desires, and whatever matters most to them.