Author Archives: Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

- Terry Pratchett
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Dakota Johnson Graduates From High School Days Before His Death

School-county officials brought the graduation ceremony to the student's hospital room

Dakota Johnson had always dreamed of graduating from high school. Johnson suffered from Duchenne muscular dystrophy for most of his life, so graduation was never a certainty. Fortunately, the high school senior was able to complete all of his schoolwork … Continue reading

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“Departing: Death and the Art of Dying” by Miko Nincic

The documentary is a primer for anyone interested in the topics of death and dying

Anyone who follows us at SevenPonds knows that ideas, conversations and beliefs about death and dying are multi-faceted. There’s so much to discuss regarding the wide range of topics. Sometimes it helps to have a primer for most of those … Continue reading

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“The living are just the dead on holiday.”

- Maurice Maeterlinck
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Proposed California Bill Would Give Tax Credit to Caregivers

AARP is pushing similar bills in at least seven other state legislatures this year

Tax Day has come and gone. Tax credits can help to ease the burden of how much we owe. In California, a new bill proposed in the state legislature would create a tax credit for caregivers for five years, starting in … Continue reading

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Okinawa Has Highest Concentration of Centenarians in the World

The Japanese Prefecture and its inhabitants have been studied for over 40 years

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN, has traveled the world to learn the ways different people live meaningful and healthy lives. One of his expeditions took him to the Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. The string of islands … Continue reading

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