The Ruby Care Foundation is an international educational charity founded by people with a wealth of different kinds of hands-on experience who care deeply about end-of-life issues; we give care, counselling and support to those approaching their time of departure from this life.
RCF Associates are carers, counsellors, companions and supporters, both professional and volunteer, helping people deal with the myriad difficulties often involved in terminal illness, to be able to approach the end of their lives with acceptance and settlement, and to those in grief from the loss of a loved one or, indeed, from loss of any kind. We work towards making dying less fearful and more naturally acceptable, and promote mental, emotional, psychological and spiritual easement and settlement for all involved.
We use concepts and understandings based on thirty-five years of international experience, research and study from which have arisen the ethos, principles, values and understandings on which we base our work, giving fortification and settlement to the dying, and to anyone suffering bereavement in all its many forms - loss of a partner, a beloved pet, a limb, or even someone fleeing their country.
Just as new life is assisted into being at birth, so we believe that the same assistance, preparation and care should be extended to every person as they approach and pass through their death. We feel strongly that every human being should be able to know that their departure from this life will be a natural, acceptable and peaceful transition without the fears, stress, worry and even trauma that unfortunately are currently what people experience at the time of life's passing.
Everyone has to face the very difficult time of approaching death in their journey through life sooner or later. This might involve a long and possibly painful terminal illness, or the possibility of losing control of ones faculties, maybe having to leave a young family, or worries about a partner maybe not knowing how to cope - there are many difficulties that may arise and they sometimes threaten to completely overwhelm us. We can feel there is no-one to turn to and it becomes easy to fall prey to fears that are mostly caused by lack of knowledge and understanding. At times like this it is important to have a listening ear for the release of emotions, to cry, to get angry, to talk to somebody who is not necessarily part of your close family; and you may need sound, practical advice about things like making a Will, funeral plans and how to tidy up ones affairs. These are all matters that our companion-counsellors can assist with.
The process of dying is a natural part of everyone's journey through life, but it is so often surrounded by the fears caused by going into unknown territory. Each person approaches this time differently, but many aspects are the same for all, and we will help and support as you come to understand the different stages of this process, making it easier for all concerned
What we do
We fill the gap in the help available for those facing the end of their lives by assisting to relegate fears and worries, thus allowing the freedom to depart cleanly and safely, with the dignity, self-value and respect to which all life aspires. We applaud the valuable work already being done by many different care professionals and we work alongside these existing services, so often short-staffed and over-stretched, by making the time for the necessary emotional and spiritual settlement.
When there has been a diagnosis of any terminal illness, not just Cancer, then we will support and guide you the patient, family and/or friends, all together or separately, to help you come to terms with what you are all now facing, in different ways
We help deal with practicalities like making a Will and understanding and compiling a Living Will. We advise on how to ensure your wishes are adhered to during terminal care and treatment, particularly where there is the fear of losing control of your faculties. We will help with arranging a funeral, preparing a body for interment, officiating at a funeral - anything where you feel the need for support and kindly, unobtrusive assistance - all the while empowering you to be as fully engaged in the process as you would want to be, or even not at all
We offer befriending, companionship and, if necessary, professional in-depth counselling, during the whole time of the approach to the inevitable departure of life. Close family and friends may wish to play a more integrated part in the process of dying, and we will encourage, nurture and support them, without judgement or bias. We continue our support of family and friends after the death of their loved one, and provide care and understanding to fortify the life that is ending, and the lives of those left grieving.
If you simply want a listening ear, a voice of support, or someone not directly involved with the medical aspects of your life to talk to, then call us. We work alongside those in the caring professions, being able to give the time needed that sometimes over-stretched professionals are simply unable to offer
We do all of the above, and anything else you feel you may need in terms of support, counsel, back-up, mental, emotional and spiritual settlement, easement and disentanglement
Training
We are continually training others to help in this field, to any degree that they want to become involved - either as friend volunteer, hospice visitor, or full-time companion-counsellor. Many people who have gone through bereavement themselves, perhaps even nursing their own partner through the dying process, often dearly wish to help others in the same position - and we wholeheartedly welcome these to our organisation. This kind of real help is sorely needed all over the world, and we will try to make it possible for anyone who wants to engage in this kind of honourable and humbling assistance to find a way of expression.
The Ruby Care Foundation
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