“That was the thing. You never got used to it, the idea of someone gone. Just when you think it’s reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you and it just hits you all over again…”WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Author Archives: Debra L. Stang (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
Grief and the Special Needs Child
Being a special needs parent involves loss
In his book “When Bad Things Happen to Good People,” Rabbi Harold Kushner speaks eloquently about celebrating the birthday of his son, who was born with progeria, a disease that causes rapid and fatal aging. On the one hand, he … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Create a Memorial Table
Put some of your loved one's things on display to celebrate their life
Our Tip of the Week: One of the purposes of a funeral service is to recall memories. Some of these memories may be humorous and others serious. Still others will refelct important events in a person’s life, such as becoming … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, Death, Funeral, Funeral home, Grief, memorial pictures, memorial tables, Memorials
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“Afraid of death? Not at all. Be a great relief. Then I wouldn’t have to talk to you.”
- Katharine Hepburn
Outcomes Are Poor for Hospitalized Elderly Patients
Hospitalization makes many seniors more ill
In general, we think of hospitals as places that provide good outcomes. We arrive sick and in need of care, and we leave with improved health or quality of life. But when older adults enter the hospital, these good outcomes are … Continue reading
“To An Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman
The benefits of living a short life
Alfred Edward Housman’s poem “To an Athlete Dying Young” was published in 1896. Housman was a professor of Latin at the University of London and, finally, at Cambridge. His sad, pessimistic poems spoke to a generation on the brink of … Continue reading
