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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)
New York Academy of Art Students Help Identify Migrants Who Died at the Border
Unidentified remains can be reconstructed to a reasonable likeness
Joe Mullins, a forensic artist with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, cannot give the gift of life back to eight unknown migrants whose dehydrated remains were found in the Arizona desert near the U.S.-Mexico border a few years … Continue reading
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”
- Henry David Thoreau
“Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers
The 1962 graveyard smash has become a perennial fall favorite
Long before the Halloween slasher film franchise began in 1978, pop culture’s slant on the holiday traditionally dedicated to remembering the dead was showcased on the dance floor — to the tune of “Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers. The “mash”– short for … Continue reading
“Affirmation” by Donald Hall
Such a positive title for a very difficult truth
When Donald Hall, the 14th Poet Laureate of the United States, died this summer at age 89, he left behind a body of work preoccupied with death, loss and senescence — a beautiful word for the not-so-pretty process of deterioration … Continue reading
Link Between Longevity and Cellular Energy Level Strengthens
Study finds molecule present in every cell predicts and may even extend life span
Recent bad news verified that life expectancy in the United States has dropped for the second year in a row, Better news, however, emerges from a 2017 study that suggests the secret to longevity exists in a high-energy molecule present in every one of our cells. That … Continue reading
