DYING WITH GRAYCE - Services Overview

 
 
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end of life services

End of Life / Terminal Illness fingerprinting sessions allow your loved one to intentionally leave you with a piece of themselves that is unique to this body and lifetime. We come to them in hospice/hospital/home to obtain their fingerprint impressions in fine silver clay.

Confidentiality and compassion are of utmost importance to us and we consider our time with your loved one a sacred gift.

Printing usually takes 15-30 minutes (depending on how many we are making, and how ready your loved one is to participate upon our arrival).

The prints are fired and finished and made into beautiful bracelets, necklaces or key chains.

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life review/Legacy projects

We come to you/your loved one in order to record a Life Review and/or assist in creating a Legacy Project. A Life Review helps the patient recall and record past events/memories in an effort to find meaning in and achieve resolution of one’s life journey. These reviews allow the patient to transition more peacefully, having told their story and left record of this for loved ones and future generations. The review may be written or audio/video recorded, depending on the individual patient wishes. Legacy Projects may include designing a photo book, video montage, painting, personalized jewelry, or any sort of creative project that the patient enjoys and can physically manage. The goal is for family and friends have a handmade token of love and lasting keepsake to cherish for years to come. We work with the patient to come up with a project(s) that speak most to their heart, to who they are, and to the life they have lived. These offerings are included in the End of Life Doula Services, but can be arranged as stand-alone services, as well.

MISC. SERVICES UPON DISCUSSION/REQUEST INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO

FUNERAL CELEBRANT SERVICES (ordained in 2022)

COMPANIONING THROUGHOUT THE DYING PROCESS

COMPANIONING THROUGHOUT THE FUNERAL PLANNING PROCESS

CHILDCARE WITH GRIEF SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE DAYS AND WEEKS FOLLOWING A DEATH AND MORE.

pLEASE EMAIL TO DISCUSS YOUR WISHES

“than·a·tol·o·gy
/ˌTHanəˈtäləjē/
noun
the scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.”
— dictionary.com
“Sandy is the absolute best. A calming, loving presence in a stormy time.”
— Abby S.
“Sandy has made several pieces of jewelry for me (and my 2 young daughters) and they have all been nothing short of PERFECTION! The love and compassion she instills into every piece during each step of the process is amazing. She blessed our lives with her calming presence when my husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She was able to make beautiful, one-of-a kind, fingerprint pendants for my girls and I to wear in honor of my husband (their dad). Every piece of jewelry she makes is made with the love and care she would use as if she is making it for herself. ”
— Kay J
“I highly recommend! Great quality and made with lots of love.
Sandy is so compassionate about her work and those she makes them for. I asked her to make fine silver fingerprints for my Aunt who was in hospice. Her gentle soul explained the whole process to my aunt, who was weeks away from passing away. My aunts smile knowing her children and grandchildren were going to have her real fingerprints forever was priceless.”
— Rachel
“Sandy is so sensitive and caring in every situation. People can’t express how important the fingerprints are to them... and she doesn’t do this for the money. She does this because she truly cares.”
— Diane