Author Archives: MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

End of Life Care Scare: Passages Hospice Charged with Fraud

Illinois’ Seth Gillman over-extended his patients’ care, costing the government a lot of money

Seth Gillman of Lincolnwood, Illinois has been charged with health care fraud for manipulating the end of life care needs of his patients. The owner of hospice and end of life care center Passages, Gillman told his nurses to exaggerate … Continue reading

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A Changing of the Guard: Pete Seeger Dies at 94

Remembering American folk artist and activist Pete Seeger

  Pete Seeger, the banjo slinging granddaddy of American folk music, died late Monday night after six days of hospitalization in New York’s Presbyterian Hospital. The death of Pete Seeger resonates with the end of the folk-activist era in America, … Continue reading

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Grieving Through Time and Terminal Illness

Ben Nunery's re-created wedding pictures pay a unique tribute to his late wife

Years after photographer Ben Nunery’s wife passed away from a terminal illness, he decided it was time channel his grieving into a more creative outlet. Before his wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Ali and Ben were on the … Continue reading

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New Egyptian Tombs in Valley of the Kings?

Archeologists say there are royal tombs yet to be found in Egypt

The Valley of the Kings, Egypt – Archeologists are saying that their newest exploration project will be “the most extensive exploration in the Valley of the Kings since Howard Carter’s time.” It was the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in … Continue reading

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Diamonds are Forever

Turn the cremated remains of a loved one into a diamond and unique "in memoriam" object

“Every diamond from each person is slightly different. It’s always unique,” explains the Ronaldo Willy, the founder of Swiss company Algordanza. Thanks to Willy, family members can now carry more than a memory of a loved one with them – … Continue reading

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“If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.”

--Henry Miller (1891-1980)
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