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Author Archives: Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)
A Unique San Francisco Support Group for Children’s Grief “Josie’s Place”
Announces an evening benefitting grieving children and families entitled "Hope Springs"
More than a year ago I became aware of Josie’s Place, a San Francisco Bay Area support group for children and teens who have lost a loved one. The founder, Patricia Murphy, lost her own mother when she was a … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Bereavement, Children, Children and Death, Children and Grieving, Children's Grief, Fund Raiser, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Grief support, helping children cope with loss, How to Talk to Children About Death, Josie's Place, San Francisco Bay Area, Support group, Teens, Young Children and Death
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My Sunday Making Hearts With Page Hodel
Beautiful hearts made of all kinds of things in loving memory of Madalene
This past Sunday, I had the amazing experience of taking part in Page Hodel’s weekly ritual of making hearts in San Francisco. More than 8 years ago, Page Hodel moved into a new apartment in San Francisco when she met … Continue reading
Posted in Sharing Suzette
Tagged CA, Death of a Loved One, Heart, Hearts for Madalene, In Loving Memory, Loss of a friend, Loss of a Lover, Love and Loss, Making Hearts, Monday Hearts for Madalene, Oakland, Ovarian Cancer, Page Hodel, Priscilla Rice, Sayings About Death of a Friend, Women's Cancer Resource Center
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Monty Python – The Funniest Joke in the World
A lethal joke from which people died laughing
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Comedy, Jokes about death, Laughter is Medicine, Monty Python
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John Donaldson Writes Us A Wonderful Note
Another heartwarming letter from a SevenPonds reader
Good morning Suzette, I found your website when I googled a quote I was looking for, spent a little time looking around and posted a comment on one of the blog posts. Very nice site and something that needs to get greater … Continue reading
For Those Who Have Lost A Spouse Today
They take pleasure in talking about their dead husband or wife in a loving way
Just the other day we were ruminating about our past dating experiences when a friend mentioned a woman he dated who took special pleasure in talking lovingly about her dead husband. It got me thinking about all the women … Continue reading
How Did SevenPonds Come to Be?
We revisit our beginning
It’s been two years at SevenPonds since we launched our first blog post and it’s hard to believe we have arrived at our second anniversary already! What a wild ride it has been. I cannot begin to express how heartwarming … Continue reading
