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“Joanne” by Lady Gaga Speaks to Generational Grief: A heartfelt tribute to the pain of losing a loved one -
Hospice Nurse Breaks the Internet with the ‘Death Rattle’: Julie McFadden is gaining steam online with an unlikely topic: the end of life -
Lessons From a Veterinarian: How to Know When It’s Time To Say Goodbye To Your Pet: An interview with Dr. Dani McVety, veterinarian and founder of Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice and At-Home Euthanasia
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Author Archives: Cara Olexa (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Cancelling Holiday Plans with Older Family Members
As the COVID-19 pandemic surges, how do families have challenging conversations about cancelling or curtailing holiday plans?
The holiday season is in full swing, and the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across the country. Many families are curtailing or cancelling holiday plans with older family members and other loved ones who have risk factors for serious cases of … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
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“Time, which is so often an enemy in life, can also become our ally if we see how a pale moment can lead to a glowing moment, and then turn to a moment of perfect transparency, before dropping again to a moment of everyday simplicity.”
- Peter Brooks
Posted in A Rite of Passage
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“The Worm at the Core” by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski
The knowledge that we’re going to die is always gnawing. How do we survive it?
“The Worm at the Core: On the Role of Death in Life,” coauthored by Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski, is a book for now. As we enter November, the United States is falling off the precipice of … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
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Refunds for Prepaid Funeral Services During COVID
Funeral homes may offer refunds for prepaid funeral services affected by the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated nearly every part of life, including funerals, burials, and other memorial services. Prepaying for funeral services has benefits and drawbacks, but over the years it has increased in popularity as more people try to plan … Continue reading
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“Dressing” by Sarah Ruhl
Sarah Ruhl’s “Dressing”
We all have wounds we press harder to ease the ache. Again and again in her plays, essays, and poems, Sarah Ruhl celebrates the life of her father and grieves his death from cancer in 1994. In her book “44 … Continue reading
Posted in The Next Chapter
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