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“Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie's open-ended song can celebrate both living and lost loved ones -
First the Wealth Gap, Now the U.S. Has a Growing Health Gap: Discover why the U.S. health gap is growing and how improving healthspan can enhance quality of life for Americans -
How to Comfort A Dying Loved One: End-of-life expert Dr. Marianne Matzo explains some simple ways to offer solace
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Author Archives: Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)
“Bullets into Bells” edited by Brian Clements, Alexandra Teague and Dean Rader
Poets and citizens respond to gun violence in an attempt to find common ground
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Captain Mark Kelly write in the foreword of “Bullets into Bells,” …” people in public service do not begin their careers thinking that gun violence prevention would be their life’s work.” Neither do poets, … Continue reading
“I love to think that animals and humans and plants and fishes and trees and stars and the moon are all connected.”
- Gloria Vanderbilt
How do Child-life Specialists Help Children Cope with Illness and Death?
A conversation with Kelsey Mora, a child-life specialist who empowers children and adolescents to better understand and cope with life's most challenging events, Part One
In this interview, SevenPonds speaks with Kelsey Mora, a certified child-life specialist (CCLS) at Advocate Health in Chicago and chair of their system-wide pediatric and perinatal bereavement support group. Her work as a CCLS provides in-person support for children and adolescents … Continue reading
“Seasons of Love” by Jonathan Larson
What moments add up to your days, your years, your life?
The morning the musical “Rent” was about to make its off-Broadway premiere, its creator, 35-year-old Jonathan Larson, died unexpectedly of an aortic dissection. The show, a rock-opera based on Puccini’s La Boheme, did go on that night— but not in front … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Jonathan Larson, La Boheme, Rent, Rent Live, Seasons of Love, the musical
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Artificial Intelligence Outsmarts Past Practices that Predict Patient Outcomes
Google's "Medical Brain" can even predict how long a hospital patient has to live
Google has been playing a guessing game with the human race for quite some time now. Its Smart Replies, which is built into Gmail, reads the message our colleague has sent to us and suggests a number of short, plausible answers. … Continue reading
