But it was her personal experience with grief that inspired her to train as an end-of-life doula. Beyond funeral arrangements, there can be much to prepare, from organizing insurance papers to designating a friend or family member to make medical or financial decisions. She remembered a patient who admired the butterflies on the lanyard that held Kellman’s hospice badge. Kellman received her doula certification from the CareDoula School of Accompanying the Dying in 2020 and is a past board member of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance. Harris recently told her husband, “If I ever get sick again, I want Anita to be my doula.