Author Archives: Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Are You Flirting with Death?

A humorous take on the pun.
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In the News: Will Vermont Be the First Legislature to Approve an Aid-in-Dying Bill?

This week they debate a bill similar to Oregon and Washington state ballot initiative laws

Before the Vermont legislature is set to adjourn Saturday, the Senate is still uncertain whether it will pass aid-in-dying legislation, modeled after Oregon’s and Washington state’s Death with Dignity laws approved via ballot initiatives (rather than in legislation). Vermont’s Governor Peter Shumlin … Continue reading

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How Do We Respond to Trauma in the Workplace? An Interview with Wilma Bass

If a crisis were to strike your workplace, what would you do?

Wilma Bass is the President of Trauma Outreach Associates, a Bay Area based company that provides crisis recovery services to business and organizations to help them “return to normalcy and productivity” after a trauma — like death, violence, or natural … Continue reading

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“Suicide would be my way of telling God that I quit.”

-Tom Kleffman
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Historic Haida Pit Burial

A simple, archaic burial for the commoners of this indigenous society

Despite some unpleasant connotations throughout history, pit burial was once commonplace among the indigenous people of the American northwest coast (modern-day British Columbia). The Haida people, rather than individual burial, would place the remains of people who had died into … Continue reading

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FAST Stroke Detection: Resources to Help You Be Prepared

Grab these free resources to help you detect and act if someone is having a stroke.

Do you know this acronym to help you detect the signs of a stroke? Face: Does the face look uneven? Arms: Does one arm drift down? Speech: Does their speech sound slurred or strange? Time: If you detect any of … Continue reading

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