Loretta Downs is a speaker, writer, facilitator and consultant on the subject of supporting positive experiences at the end of life.  Chrysalis End-of-Life Inspirations is the foundation* formed by Ms. Downs to promote her beneficial work.

Loretta Downs & her mother Anna Schenk     
 

“My mission in life is to create opportunities for people to
talk about death and dying
in positive terms.

 Photo:  Todd Hochberg ©  

•   We all have to encounter dying and death—with those we love, and for ourselves. The end of life provides a unique opportunity for us to serve each other, to teach each other, to enjoy immense personal fulfillment and, ultimately, to find serenity and peace—through both the process of dying and being with the dying. The end of life is a part of life we must experience. Let us make the experience positive.”

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Ms.. Downs developed the Chrysalis Room** and  Chrysalis Room Comfort Care** so that hospice patients who reside in nursing homes can make their final transition in privacy, comfort and dignity surrounded by their loved ones. Her dream is to have a Chrysalis Room in every nursing home in America.