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The Lasting Words project allows people who are approaching the end of their life to have their stories, thoughts and special memories captured.
Through our storytellers, the people who talk about their memories, achievements, hopes, dreams and wishes, can find this a beneficial thing to do as they approach the end of their life. And the end story can provide family and loved ones with a lasting memento.
Lasting Words volunteers visit people in their homes or in residential aged care, record their conversations and transcribe their stories.
While storytellers can range in age, medical condition or prognosis, they all have one thing in common – a desire to tell their stories to someone, and to have them captured before they die.
We are looking for volunteer interviewers who are:
If you are interested in volunteering, please come to one of our monthly Social Cafés to learn more about Lasting Words and hear first-hand what it is like to be an interviewer. To be a Lasting Words volunteer interviewer you need to:
Further training in Dignity Therapy will be available at a later stage for those who are interested.
Once you have completed the required training, you will be matched with a storyteller. While arrangements may vary depending on their situation and health, generally the process will include the following steps.
We would love to hear from you if you are interested in:
Please contact us on lastingwords@palliativecarewa.asn.au or 1300 551 704.
Lasting Words is managed by a volunteer steering committee, under the auspice of Palliative Care WA. We are honoured to be supported by our Patron, Andrew Allsop. Andrew is Director Clinical Operations, Palliative Care, Silverchain.
We would like to thank Cancer Council WA for supporting Lasting Words by providing Volunteering in Palliative Care training for all volunteer interviewers.