Moving Quote From Victoria Alexander About the Needs of the Grieving

Plus a beautiful heart made from springtime flowerrs from SevenPonds

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Our Monthly Tip: Host a Memorial Hike

Honor a loved one's connection to nature by hiking in their memory

Hikers on a memorial hike for a loved one

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If your loved one was an avid lover of the outdoors or had a favorite trail, consider planning a memorial hike in their honor. This can be incorporated into, or replace, a celebration of life soon after the death, and could even culminate in an ash-scattering ceremony somewhere at the end. Alternately, a memorial hike could become a yearly tradition that happens on the anniversary of the loved one’s death, birth, or other day significant to them. This simple act can be a beautiful way to remember someone’s adventurous spirit and celebrate their love for nature.

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Revolutionizing Parkinson’s Care: A New Noninvasive Wearable Device

How harnessing focused vibrations can be used to treat Parkinson's motor symptoms
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The CUE1 device for Parkinson’s patients has been shown to help alleviate symptoms such as tremors and gait disturbances

A groundbreaking wearable device for Parkinson’s disease developed by the UK-based medical device company Charco Neurotech offers a promising non-invasive solution for individuals living with the disease. Dubbed the CUE1, this compact circular device operates by emitting high-frequency vibrations. Users affix the device to their sternum using medical tape, providing a non-invasive treatment that combines cueing techniques with focused vibrations to mitigate symptoms.

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HCA Hospitals Accused of Pushing Patients Toward Hospice To Improve Mortality Metrics

An investigative report by NBC News reveals alarming statistics in end-of-life-care

An exterior shot of a hospital facility that provides hospice care.Hospice and palliative care are growing aspects of the healthcare system, which is typically a good thing: It means that more people have come to recognize the importance of access to quality end-of-life care. Unfortunately, reports have come to light showing that one of the nation’s largest hospital chains, HCA Healthcare, is allegedly abusing the system to improve its mortality metrics.

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XPRIZE Healthspan Competition Offers $101 Million Prize

Founder hopes to stimulate breakthroughs to support healthier aging
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XPRIZE Healthspan aims to foster better health for people over 60.

Global life expectancy has more than doubled in the past century, but quality of health has not increased at the same rate. EXPRIZE Healthspan recently announced a $101 million prize with the goal of closing that gap.

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Eleven Quotes About Reincarnation

A collection of eloquent quotes reflecting on the possibility of life after death

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What happens to our consciousness after we die? That is, perhaps, life’s greatest mystery, and one that countless thought leaders have tried to explain through the ages with no tangible success. And yet, most people alive today believe that the soul or spirit — the essence of our being — lives on after the body dies. For the world’s more than 1.1 billion Hindus and the majority of its roughly 500,000 Buddhists, that belief is incorporated in the concept of reincarnation — the belief that the spirit is reborn in another form, possibly human, possibly animal, possibly spiritual — after biological death. This belief is encapsulated in the eleven quotes about reincarnation shown below.

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