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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)
Music Therapy Can Help Make a Person’s Last Days More Peaceful
Music has healing powers that should not be overlooked
I have always been interested in the benefits of music therapy. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Portia Diwa, who plays the harp for people who are ill, injured or dying. Portia said that one of … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Classical music, End-of-life care, healing music, Hospice, music therapy, Something special, terminal care
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Memorial Day Poem: “Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night”
Death of a son and comrade
Memorial Day has its roots in the American Civil War. Both the North and South wanted to set aside days to honor their dead. After World War I, the country set aside a day to honor all Americans killed in … Continue reading
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
- Plato
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged "Warrior", death of soldier, Death Quotes, fallen soldiers, quotations about death, soldier
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Woman Has Photos Taken of Herself in Wedding Dress after Death of her Fiance
A touching way to memorialize a relationship that was cut short by death
Nikki Salgot was planning a lovely wedding to Wayne State University police officer Collin Rose. They were going to be married on October 14, 2017. Then, less than a year before the big day, Collin died when he was shot … Continue reading
Our Monthly Tip: Making a Glass Mosaic to Memorialize Your Loved One
Create a beautiful memorial for your loved ones
Our Tip of the Month A glass mosaic is a piece of art or an image made from small pieces of colored glass. Several years ago, I had a friend who was an artist who died very young. Before her death, she … Continue reading
“The End of Old Age” by Marc E. Agronin, MD
A new look at the aging process
“The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life” by Marc E. Agronin is a guide to growing old with as much grace and vigor as possible. He starts out describing why society needs its elders. In some … Continue reading
