06/12/2025
Today I lost one of my beautiful palliative clients.
For the past eight weeks, I’ve had the honour of seeing her every week—eight precious weeks of stories, reflection, gentle humour, and quiet moments I will carry with me forever. Since starting to see clients privately, she was one of the souls who reminded me exactly why I chose this work.
She taught me so much about compassion and about the quiet strength found in deep love. Her greatest wish was to be here for Christmas, to spend time with her new grandchild. She had already finished her Christmas shopping and her tree was glowing proudly in the corner. Even on my last visit, she was thinking of her boys—replacing the oven when it suddenly stopped working, wanting everything to be just right for them.
Two weeks ago, she spoke of an adventure she wished she could take: visiting the Myer windows. Last night, I went to see them—and I thought of her the entire time. A small moment, but one that felt like carrying her wish with me.
On our final day together, she allowed me to record a part of our treatment. A gift I will forever treasure. It captured not only the work we shared, but the sacredness of holding space—listening, witnessing, and honouring a life lived with love.
She once said to me, “I love when you come. I just feel so much better, and I get to have a restful sleep when you leave.”
Those words will stay with me always.
I didn’t get to see her last week for our regular treatment. As she went to a PCU, as she said to me for a tuneup. I wasn’t allowed to massage in the hospital I tried but they won’t allow it privately.”She said I’ll see you next week”.
I’ll keep her name private, but today I honour her. I honour her life, her generosity, her humour, her dreams, and the trust she placed in me during such a tender part of her journey.
As I light my candle tonight, I say thank you.
Thank you for letting me into your space.
Thank you for the stories.
Thank you for the lessons.
Thank you for the love you carried so gracefully.
May your next journey be peaceful, and may your family feel the warmth of everything you leave behind.
✨🕯️ Thank you.