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| Della Ferguson. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy |
By Lisa Goudy
The Times-Herald recently sat down with Della Ferguson, continued care co-ordinator for W.J. Jones and Son Funeral Home and a funeral celebrant, to ask her 20 questions. Ferguson grew up on a farm six miles out of Mortlch and lives with her husband Del. They have two grown children, Vanessa and Gray.
1. What
do you like best about what you do?
“I
love meeting with people and talking heart-to-heart.”
2. Why
did you decide to be a continued care co-ordinator?
“I
actually felt called to it and then I was invited to come and join Jones
Funeral Home and from that it just mushroomed and grew and I grew with it I
guess.”
3. What’s
the hardest part of your job?
“I
would say it’s extremely hard to observe the intensity of the pain that people
are having to experience as a result of tragedies.”
4. What
do you do to relax after a hard day’s work?
“Nature
is one of my great solaces. I love sunrises, find just I breathe that in and it
fills me up. I have very special friends that I connect heart-to-heart with and
can feel that support and my family is extremely open and communicative in
support and music.”
5. Do
you ever find your work overbearing?
“It
can get overwhelming especially if I haven’t taken the time to do the self-care
that I need, but then I very intentionally regroup and find a way to process
and work through the overwhelm.”
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