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A Moving Quote from Sheryl Sandberg About Finding Love After Loss

Plus a beautiful heart made of flowers from SevenPonds
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Alcohol-Related Deaths in the US Are Increasing, Says New Report

Women and seniors are most impacted by the spike

A new report published in the journal Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research shows a dramatic increase in the number of alcohol-related deaths in the United States since 1999. Based on death certificate data analyzed by  the National Institute on Alcohol … Continue reading

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An Erica Jong Quote Reminds Us Not to Fear Death

Plus a beautiful handmade heart from SevenPonds
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Hyman Bloom’s “Matters of Life and Death:” An Unblinking Exploration of Death and Decay 

A collection of the Jewish-American artists work is on display at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts 

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is currently featuring an exhibition of 70 works by noted Jewish-American artist Hyman Bloom. The exhibit, which runs through Feb. 23, 2020, features 70 of Bloom’s most critically acclaimed works, including his controversial paintings … Continue reading

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“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break.”

- William Shakespeare
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More People Are Dying at Home Than in Hospitals, Report Says

For the first time in almost half a century, more Americans are dying at home

A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that more Americans are dying at home than in hospitals for the first time in nearly 50 years. The study looked at natural deaths that occurred in the … Continue reading

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