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Author Archives: Melissa Gouty
My Mother’s Closet
A daughter relates a touching story about her grief after the death of her mother
This is the story of Melissa as told by her. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, … Continue reading
“Live Like You Were Dying,” Recorded by Tim McGraw
A song about living life to the fullest, written by Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols
A woman battling a brain tumor once told me, “It’s not that you should live each day as if it’s your last. You should live each day as if it’s your ONLY.” The songwriters of “Live Like You Were Dying” … Continue reading
The Breathtaking Simple Beauty of Iqaluit Municipal Cemetery
An Arctic burial ground wins awards for its simple but stunning visual design
Glittering snow. Skies of piercing blue. Vistas of frozen tundra. A breathtaking cemetery rising above the fragile permafrost. While it may not be what you expected, this is what you’ll see at the Iqaluit Municipal Cemetery in the Nunavut region … Continue reading
Servers with Dementia Will Surprise You at This Tokyo Restaurant
The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders is wonderfully unique
Are you an adventurous diner? Would you eat at a place called Cheesy Does it? How about Lord of the Fries? Poopsies Food and Drink? Would you consider dining at Baguetteaboutit? If your answer is “yes,” then you probably have … Continue reading
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Tagged Atzheimers, Dementia, Japan, Michelin Stars, Restaurant of Mistaken Orders, Shiro Oguni, Toyko, Yukio Wada
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What is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program?
A conversation with Laurel Thom, a volunteer who visits the ill and the elderly with her Labradoodle, Homer, Part Two
Today SevenPonds is pleased to speak with Laurel Thom. Laurel and her Labradoodle, Homer, are a Pet Partners’ human-animal therapy team bringing comfort to the elderly and the ill. Pet Partners is an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions. Editor’s note: This … Continue reading
