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Neil deGrasse Tyson Prompts Ruminations on Life & Death in New Year: The famed astrophysicist celebrates the precious nature of human existence -
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Greenland Sharks May Offer Clues to Extending Human Lifespans: New data on longest-living vertebrate could provide insight into our own genetic repair
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Author Archives: Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
How Can We Support Families of Children with Serious Illness? An Interview with Jennifer Belke
Whether mending a broken bone or facing the death of a child, Child Life Services can help children and families cope with a hospital stay
The UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, part of the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco, is one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation. They offer compassionate care for virtually all pediatric conditions, including cancer, heart disease, neurological … Continue reading
Natural Transitions Helps Teach Your Green and Holistic End-of-Life Care Options
A resource for end-of-life and after-death care
Natural Transitions is a Boulder, Colorado-based non-profit resource center providing education on conscious, holistic, and eco-friendly approaches to end-of-life and after-death care. The organization works with families and communities to educate and guide them through green and holistic end-of-life care options … Continue reading
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How Do We View Aging in Our Society? An Interview with Dr. William Thomas
The Eden Alternative program eliminates the plagues of long-term care facilities for elders
Today we talk with Dr. William Thomas, a Harvard-educated physician, board-certified geriatrician, author of Tribes of Eden and founder of The Eden Alternative, a program that seeks to remake the experience of aging around the world. After years of working in … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging, Assisted living, Elderly care, Health, Nursing home, Senior Health, The Eden Alternative
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Most people can’t bear to sit in church for an hour on Sundays…
How are they supposed to live somewhere very similar to it for eternity?
– Mark Twain Image by Prashanth dotcompals (Creative Commons)
Funeral Rites in Ancient Iran
The ancient funeral rituals involved a unique tie to the New Year
Early Indo-Iranians, the group of people residing in present-day Iran, or ancient Mesopotamia, before the third century B.C.E., held beliefs and rituals surrounding death that involved a unique tie to the New Year.
Coping with Grief During the Holidays
Tips to help you care for yourself and enjoy your loved ones during this family-centric holiday week
Holidays often lend an acute awareness to a loss, whether we experienced the loss of a loved one just months ago or decades ago. Re-living the routines they were once part of and interacting with all the people who knew … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Coping with grief during the holidays, Coping with Loss, Grief, Holidays, Open to Hope, Self-care, Tips
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