Here's who
we are
May the days greet you gently.
Vision
Personalized, empowered health and end-of-life care, transformed through comprehension, creativity, and caring.
Mission
To build a community where everyone directs their own health care, grievers find solace in the open, and advocates are meaningfully supported.
Values
» Compassion: for others' situations
» Authenticity: in words and actions
» Creativity: for supportive solutions
» Transparency: in pricing and process
» Gratitude: for what we do
She was then reborn in her true form, a wonderous flowing stream...
In Celtic myth, the bold and curious BÓINN challenged the power of the mystical water well; in response, the waters to surged up violently. With selfless devotion, Bóinn sacrificed herself to create the legendary River Boyne, bestowing Ireland's future generations with the gifts of arts, knowledge, and prosperity.
We carry her name, drawing inspriation, as we aim to bring empowerment, ingenuity, generosity, and community to the people we serve.
Learn more about Bóinn in the video below created as part of Songs for Our Children project by Cruinniú na nÓg, a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth Plan.
Photo from Discover Boyne Valley
When care and caring
come together — it's transformative.
For over a decade, BONNIE BIZZELL advocated as a vounteer on behalf of patients and families for better healthcare. Priviledged to be at the table, she recognized that elevating the indivudal's voice was the best way to create meaningful change. In 2016, Bonnie switched careers, leaving for-profit business to lead advance care planning work in Washington State as manager for Honoring Choices PNW, a joint venture between the state hospital and medical associations.
Her dad's death in 2021 change her calling once again. Honored to take part in caring for her dad at the end of his life, the afterdeath care was complicated. Bonnie found the information overwhelming, the coordination difficult, and the overall experience exhausting. Her family improvised and created a lovely service; still, Bonnie decided that she didn’t want anyone else put in that position—especially while grieving. So, she built BOANN to provide outdoor event help while supporting clients through their own transformation brought on by grief.
In 2023, Bonnie's personal scare with ovarian cancer had her rethinking her business. She realized that there were things beyond deathcare she knew which could help others in the community. So, BOANN expanded to include empowering individuals in their own healthcare as well as supporting frontline advocates and doulas.
Bonnie leverages an MBA, MEd, and 20 years in business, non-profits, and government. She has coauthored several medical journal articles (including JAMA Surgery, BMJ Open, and The New England Journal of Medicine), acted as technical advance care planning advisor for the award-winning short film Honoring Choices, and has been interviewed by The Seattle Times and Senior Matters!
Bonnie encourage everyone to find their joy every day.
Bonnie documented her grief in progress after losing her mother. Click here for the collected Instagram reels or visit Bonnie at bonbizinstagram.
