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Author Archives: Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
On Serial and Society’s Fascination with True Crime Stories
What this podcast reveals about our obsession with murder mysteries
Before television screens were a staple in every home, people huddled next to the radio to hear the latest entertainment. These old time radio shows thrived on our curiosity about mysteries, especially if they were of the murderous variety. Serial … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Adnan Syed, Hae Min Lee, Homicide, Loss From Murder, murder, podcast, Sarah Koenig, Serial, This American Life
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“I don’t mind dying, the trouble is you feel so bloody stiff the next day.”
- George Axelrod
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Death Quotes, George Axelrod, George Axelrod quote, Quotes about Death
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Dear Reader, I’m Dying: The Art Of Blogging Through Pain
When bloggers go through terminal illnesses, they take their readers along for the journey
We scroll through our daily news feeds expecting to find the same sticky-sweet formula. There’s a photo of your friend’s brunch. Your cousin got a new job. Someone on your friend’s list really loves cats. We eat these positive moments … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Blogging, Brain tumor, Cancer, Death, Good Death, Gwen Stefani, How to Write an Obituary, My Husband's Tumor, Nora Purmort, Spider-Man
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”Everything I Own” by Bread
This heart-wrenching ballad captures what it feels like to lose a parent
Music has the uncanny quality of reaching inside of us and yanking out the emotions no human being could ever touch. As a teenager, I remember sitting in the passenger’s seat of a car with my mother. We had watched … Continue reading
Posted in Expressive Music
Tagged Bread, Cancer, David Gates, Death, Death and Dying, Everything I Own, Family, Grief, Grieving, Loss of a Loved One, Lung cancer
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Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley
Why did it take three years for Joyce Vincent's family and friends to notice she had died?
Joyce Vincent was 38 years old when she died in December 2003. Not a single human being noticed that she was gone until January 2006. It was only after bailiffs broke into her London flat to collect years of unpaid … Continue reading
Hogewey: The Dementia Village That Embraces Late-Stage Alzheimer’s
Dutch town Hogewey is entirely inhabited by people who have Alzheimer's, and the patients are thriving
The little village of Hogewey in The Netherlands looks normal on the outside: 23 houses nestled around a community plaza filled with stores and park benches. But this village has a secret. Everyone living within its gates has late-stage Alzheimer’s. … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Advanced Dementia, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Amerongen, Caregiving, Dementia, Hogewey, Nursing home
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