Category Archives: Something Special

Parents are intimately involved in the care of children with cancer. A proposed new study seeks to tap into their expertise. Researchers at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health recently published a paper that involved a unique collaboration between scientists, doctors, ethicists … Continue reading →

The Grief Resilience Investment and Education Fund, or GRIEF Act, was recently introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25). The legislation aims to expand national funding for grief counseling and bereavement programs. If passed, $250 million in … Continue reading →

Apple has simplified the digital legacy process by allowing users to assign up to five members the rights to iCloud data upon their death. Prior to this advancement, access to the decedents’ data was severely restricted, often required quite a … Continue reading →

Jeane Trend-Hill is known as the Headstone Hunter in the U.K. She has been obsessed with death since childhood. While mourners stood over graves, Trend-Hill wandered off to see the  statues of angels, crosses and doves. After she lost both … Continue reading →

Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult experiences in many people’s lives. How to honor the dead and lay them to rest is an important decision. The National Funeral Directors Association has predicted that by 2035, nearly 80% … Continue reading →

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will make human composting available in California by 2027. In directing state officials to establish regulations for the process, known as natural organic reduction, California follows four other U.S. states that … Continue reading →