Author Archives: Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Cuddle Beds Help Dying Patients Feel Less Alone

The oversized hospital beds are slowly making their way into palliative care
Posted on October 11, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Two hospitals in Australia are offering dying patients a new option that is making an enormous difference at the end of their lives. Rather than spend their last days or hours lying alone in a tiny hospital bed, dying patients … Continue reading →

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College Death Classes Are Gaining Popularity

For over three decades, students have shown an ever-increasing desire to learn about death
Posted on October 9, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Talking about death isn’t something young people typically do. But if the surge in popularity of college death classes is any indication, more and more college-age kids are taking an interest in a subject that was once strictly taboo. Since … Continue reading →

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Wise Words from Karla Helbert About Living Fully with Grief

Plus a beautiful heart made with love from SevenPonds
Posted on September 27, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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What is Professionals United for Parkland?

An interview with mental health counselor and trauma therapist Luna Medina-Wolf, Part Two
Posted on September 14, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Today SevenPonds speaks with Luna Medina Wolf, a licensed mental health counselor from Boca Raton, Florida. A native of Israel, Luna is the owner of Helping Moon Counseling, where she specializes in treating clients with a history of psychological trauma … Continue reading →

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“Follow the Child” by Sacha Langton-Gilks

A handbook for parents of children with a life-limiting illness written by a bereaved mom
Posted on September 13, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Sacha Langton-Gilks is a bereaved mother. Her son, David, whom everyone called DD, died from a brain tumor in 2012 at the age of 16. He had been ill for five long years, many of them marked by efforts to … Continue reading →

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Vaping Deaths Tied to Contaminated THC 

A mystery illness has sickened hundreds and caused at least three deaths 
Posted on September 11, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

For the past several months, the U.S. has seen a surge in hospital admissions of young people with unexplained respiratory symptoms ranging from chest pain and shortness of breath to frank respiratory failure. As of Sept. 6, 2019, over 450 … Continue reading →

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