WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
Welcome to the SevenPonds.com blog – a community-driven extension of SevenPonds.com! I hope you find comfort and community in the resources and stories featured here. I’m always happy to hear from readers and can be reached at suzette@sevenponds.com.
FEATURED
-
Who Cares for the Caregivers?: Millions of family caregivers across the United States feel abandoned and alone -
Final Messages of the Dying: Finding meaning in metaphors and symbolic language -
Will I Die in Pain?: For patients living with a terminal illness, the fear of pain is very real
-
Categories
Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
With His Mother In A Retirement Home, Michael Spends His Last Night In His Childhood Home
I share the most beautiful Facebook essay I've ever read on aging, loss and unacknowledged grief
Read more from “Something Special” here
”Rue’s Farewell” in “The Hunger Games”
A sweet funeral song floats as Rue rests among the woodland flowers
For those of you who have not seen the film The Hunger Games, it’s a nonstop action cliffhanger mixed with the unexpected innocent sweetness of children. I will not spoil the storyline, but death is around every corner and we … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Beautiful Funeral Songs, Funeral, Funeral Song, Green Burial, Hunger Games, Natural burial, Woodland Funeral
3 Comments
“Dying to Know, straight talk about death and dying” by Toni Bahti
After all these years of research I was "Dying to Know" and a book by that name offers "straight talk about death and dying"
Dear Tani, I just can’t write a review. I need to write you a personal letter. I need to thank you for crafting the most important book I have ever read on this topic of dying. Bless your sweet heart … Continue reading
Why Am I Writing About The Film “High Fidelity” On A Blog About End Of Life?
Sadly, today I relate to its exploration of disenfranchised grief and conclude with the film's list of the top 5 songs about death
Today I had a High Fidelity kind of day. The truth is I’ve had a few too many such days this past year. Sadly, I’ve been dealing with disenfranchised grief a lot. It’s not good. For those of you who … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Leave a comment
“
To those who see” by Gwen Frostic
Inspiring poetry about nature for those exiting the grieving process or seeking a bereavement gift
I ask myself why have I not shared this small poetry book “To Those Who See” by Gwen Frostic with you, my readers? Simply put, it’s my most treasured book. And treasures are to be hidden, aren’t they? the winds blow … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Ber, Bereavement, Bereavement Book, Bereavement Gift, Block-Prints, Book Review, Grieving Process, Gwen Frostic, Michigan, Mid-Century, Mid-Century Book, Nature
1 Comment
A Man Suffering Dementia Is Humiliated To Tears
A private community run by men humiliates a member - at what point does chauvinism cross the line?
We all love touching holiday stories, so this is an Easter story. My middle brother called family members for the Easter holiday and told the same story to each of us. He was quite upset. It all begins on the … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Easter, Stroke, Swiss, Switzerland
Leave a comment
