Category Archives: Sharing Suzette

SevenPonds Launches!

It’s official: we’re live!
Posted on July 11, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

It is with great pride and excitement that I announce the launch of the SevenPonds website. The SevenPonds’ launch takes off with our Before Death and After Death sections. Here, through an array of topics, we seek to provide the … Continue reading →

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Why Traditional Coffins are Going Under

My Cameo Visit to Aurora Casket Co.
Posted on July 4, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

As we begin spreading the word about SevenPonds, it’s only natural we take a trip to Michigan (given that our business is named after the Seven Ponds lakes located there). We hit the Detroit area circuit just a week ago … Continue reading →

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The Detroit Triangle of Death Changes

How cryonics, aid-in-dying, and the state of the funeral trade came to be known
Posted on June 6, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

  The passing of Jack Kevorkian on Friday was particularly profound for me; not only because I hold a special place in my heart for the issue he championed, aid-in-dying — but also because Kevorkian resided in Michigan, near my … Continue reading →

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What are your End-of-life Options?

The eight most common misconceptions about death and dying
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Many years ago, I was at the New York City Gift Show and I happened to mention my knowledge of the end-of-life industry to a woman at a booth. Her eyes widened and a look of grave concern overtook her … Continue reading →

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Death and Dying

It came to haunt me on Facebook today
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Death and dying can come any time — even at the most benign moment, while casually surfing Facebook. When I logged on yesterday, up popped the beautiful faces of long gone P. Scott Makela’s children. Fresh, grown-up yet innocent faces. … Continue reading →

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The Science of Death

How we measure life through time and space
Posted on April 25, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

As each of us reaches a point in life where our own mortality begins to signal our radars, the measure of our life by “time” becomes ever more important. Each of us has our own personal sense of time and … Continue reading →

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