Kelly Edmondson

, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, GC-C, is a nurse executive, former trauma ICU nurse, certified grief counselor, and founder of Timely Presence. She is also a bereaved mother. Her son Darius died on January 3, 2023, nine days after his 28th birthday. After years of caring for patients and families facing loss, Kelly experienced firsthand how quickly support can fade after a funeral, even as grief continues. That experience inspired her to create Timely Presence, a company that helps people show up for those grieving with personalized remembrance gifts delivered on meaningful dates throughout the first year of loss. Additionally, bereavement leave may provide employees a few days away from work, but grief doesn’t end when they return. Timely Presence partners with employers to help them support grieving employees beyond the limits of traditional bereavement leave.

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