Cummings, Joy

Joy Cummings, RN, is a former private school teacher who has worked in the nursing field for nearly eighteen years, as a registered nurse, a long-term care director of administration, and a bereavement counselor. She has a vast amount of experience in the death and dying journey, having seen grieving and loss both personally and professionally.

As a bereavement counselor, Cummings has the privilege of counseling families and loved ones through the grief process-but finds that children are often left out because of a fear and reluctance to introduce them to such a sensitive topic. Through he...