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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
Crowd Sourcing Helps Find Debris of Beijing-Bound Boeing 777-200 Flight That Departed Malaysia
A global volunteer network help scan satellite images and today loved ones were notified by text that all are dead
Sadly, we report that it has been confirmed that all passengers on Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 are dead. Loved ones were notified by a text message this morning. One cannot help but ask – was a text message the proper way … Continue reading
Clinkle’s Lucas Duplan Personifies the Pinnacle of Startup Greed
I pause to consider, what is the true meaning of life?
I will segue from my usual Sharing Suzette topics to say a few words on business, which begs the question—just what is the meaning of life? I bring this up because of a recent national news story. It goes like … Continue reading
Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of love
It’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death. The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered … Continue reading
A Film About Love and Loss Debuts in San Francisco
Join us for the screening of "When The Fall Comes" and support Josie's Place, which provides for bereaved children and families
Come join Adriana Marchione and filmmakers Wyatt Roy and Michael Brandt for the initial screening of the documentary film, When the fall Comes—a film about love and loss. Tickets ($12) are available for this Sunday, March 9th at 2 pm. Doors … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Films on Loss, Loss, Love and Loss, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, When the Fall Comes
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“Holding Silvan, A Brief Life” by Monica Wesolowska
It’s so intensely real I cried and sobbed through many of it’s pages
Few books offer a journey so intimate and overwhelming that we witness the author’s experience as though we were there. Intensely gripping, Holding Silvan, a Brief Life made me feel every second, every heartbeat from Monica Wesolowska’s true story—the infant loss of … Continue reading
Dying is Not Always a Sad Process, My Grandmother’s Glorious Last Hurrah
I answer the most asked question, what prompted me to create SevenPonds
We think of dying as something tragic–a path paved in despair. But my Swiss grandmother Ida taught me otherwise. At seventy-eight, she awoke one morning struggling to swallow. My mother took her to the doctor, who slid a scope down … Continue reading
Posted in Inside SevenPonds
Tagged Death, end-of-life, Florida, Hospice, SevenPonds, Stomach Cancer
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