JANI WITTAKER
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"Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness.
​It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love.
The only cure for grief is to grieve."

Earl Grollman

Losing Our Life-Partner 

For many elderly couples it seems
​truly inconceivable
​to bear life without the other.
For many,
losing their partner strands them in a helpless quagmire of loneliness,
enmeshed in a place without purpose.
Daily life can become a struggle:
eating seems pointless,
trying to sleep
​can become a kind of torture,
​chores feel insurmountable....

Loneliness & Depression

The endless ache,
the fear, the helpless anger,
being utterly disempowered;
all these terrible feelings that grief drags us through often
​lead to the kind of depression that 
pushes people into a state of apathy.
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Companionship

I am here to help someone ride through the challenges and difficulty of learning to cope with being on their own.
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There is nothing more important than being on hand to provide tempting nourishing snacks and meals,
to make sure they are actually eating,
​to provide the comfort of sharing a meal - to not have to feel the unfathomable ache of eating alone.
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I'm here to help make sure the household is running well,
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and most importantly, being here to make sure the Elder
​is able to get out of the house,
for errands,
for coffee,
​to visit with friends and family,
for a drive to a beautiful place on a sunny day,
for a trip to the library when it rains...

Stemming the Awfulness

I am able to bring all of my
​professional experience
to helping support Elders through the
​deep debilitation that can accompany the grieving process.
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Being in company with someone who understands the grieving process 
is a tremendous support.
Having company with someone who is able to allow the space that grieving requires,
and at the same time creates space for being in gentle companionship can be a great relief
that does not draw on already fragile reserves.
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My goal is to help stem the awfulness,
with empathy and kindness,
 to support them as they learn to adjust to their loss.

Understanding Grief

For 25 years I have specialised in working with high risk pregnancies,
working with countless couples who have lost pre-term, full term (stillbirth) and newborn babies.
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Over the years,
I have done many bereavement courses, both through my Doula training,
and with Child Bereavement UK,
a charity dedicated to supporting
children ​who have lost a parent.
I trained with Sheila Kitzinger and spent 15 years as volunteer for the
​Birth Crisis Helpline,
helping many thousands of people resonate their grief.
Through the tragedy of
​my own family's loss
I chose a career steeped in supporting grieving parents.
Bereavement was denied in our family,
thus I have built a career that specialises
​in providing bereavement support to help people to process their loss.
Susan's Story

Compassionate Care

I am here to help,
providing care and comfort,
companionship and empathy,
​and all the necessary time to properly grieve.
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I am here to help keep people
safe and nourished
as they navigate a new reality at an age when their needs are already high.
I am here to help keep people safe,
and to help them find a way forward
​without the partner
they have long relied upon.

e: [email protected]
mb / whatsapp: +1 604 518 3810

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  • About Jani
    • Chinese Medicine CV
    • Author >
      • The Fizz Series
      • Press
    • Social Impact
  • Live-in Caregiver
    • Nanny / Tutor
    • Newborns & Infants
    • Autism & Special Needs
    • Housekeeper
    • House, Pet & Garden Sitter
    • Accident / Surgery Recovery Support
    • Elder Care >
      • Eldercare Training & Experience >
        • Carer Duties
        • Carer Responsibilities
    • Bereavement Care
    • Pet Care >
      • Meet Milly Brown
  • Professional Organiser
  • Events
  • Contact