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Author Archives: Celeste Willis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Our Monthly Tip: Create a S’mores Basket for Your Grieving Friend
Spending time outside talking with a grieving friend can be a meaningful summertime experience
Our Monthly Tip: The tradition of humans sitting around glowing embers, warming themselves and sharing stories, has been present since the advent of fire. Gathering with a friend or two to talk and open your heart to one another can … Continue reading
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Funeral Bureau Warns of New Funeral Scam
Scammers are posing as funeral and cemetery workers to steal consumers' money
The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau has recently issued an alert for consumers to beware of a new funeral scam. The ruse features scammers who call newly bereaved people, preying on their fresh grief. This new trend is not only criminal, … Continue reading
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“Why I Never Talk about My Mother” by Joe Cilluffo
A son contemplates the times when his father forgets his mother has died
When my father remembers my mother has died, when he realizes he had forgotten, and he cries — if that’s the word for those great, wracking peals of thunder I feel against me, holding the hollow tree he has become … Continue reading
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Our Monthly Tip: Create an Easy, Beautiful DIY Memorial Table Floral Arrangement
Make the memorial table as special as your loved one
Our Monthly Tip: A memorial table, or memory table, is a special space at a celebration of life. You can display photos of your loved one, showcase items that were dear to them, or decorate it to match your loved … Continue reading
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Organ Transplant Agency Is the Subject of Major Criticism
The United Network for Organ Sharing is sending organs late, damaged, or diseased
Patients who are in the need of a life-saving organ transplant usually have one concern in mind: they want to live. In order to survive their illness or injury, they need to receive a donation, which they hope their body … Continue reading
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Revisiting a classic reveals how the death of a sibling can impact someone
“The Catcher in the Rye” frequently appears on lists, such as “Top 10 Books You Were Forced to Read in School.” Many Americans have read, or pretended to read, the classic novel by J.D. Salinger. Holden Caulfield, the angst-ridden protagonist, … Continue reading
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