Category Archives: Something Special

Black American Life Expectancy Lags Behind Whites

After several years of a narrowing gap in life-expectancy, COVID-19 caused Black American mortality rates to rise
Posted on July 15, 2022 by Dana Watson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The COVID-19 pandemic widened the once-narrowing gap between white and Black American life expectancy in the U.S. Death and census records show that the Black American life expectancy rose nearly four years from 1990-2019. African Americans lived to about 75 … Continue reading →

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Mystery Solved? Origins of the Black Death Explored

New research places early plague strain in Central Asia
Posted on July 9, 2022 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

From 1346 to 1353 the bubonic plague swept Europe and Asia, killing between 25 and 50 million people. It was one of several strains of plague caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium spread by rodents carrying infected fleas. The scourge … Continue reading →

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Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast Uses Art as Grief Therapy

Grammy nominated singer uses music and writing to work through the loss of her mother
Posted on June 30, 2022 by Celeste Willis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 2014, Michelle Zauner’s mother was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. She died three months later. Zauner’s music career had already started by then, but her mother’s sudden death caused the Korean-American artist to return to her family home in … Continue reading →

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The Funeral Industry Still Has More Than a Few Bad Actors

An industry publication recently reported on some disturbing events
Posted on June 26, 2022 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

For more than a few decades, the funeral industry has been plagued with bad actors — funeral professionals who take advantage of vulnerable clients in all sorts of nefarious ways. Some techniques such as upselling are extremely common but not … Continue reading →

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‘One Last Wave Project’ Honors the Dead

Rhode Island surfer brings strangers’ loved ones to the ocean for one last wave
Posted on June 20, 2022 by Rachel Jones (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Grief-stricken by the loss of his father and best friend, 42-year-old Dan Fischer took to the ocean in January to find healing. After emerging from the frigid Rhode Island waters, Fischer realized he could share the uplifting results he’d experienced, … Continue reading →

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Rectal Cancer Patients See 100% Remission With New Therapy

Clinical trial results astound medical community
Posted on June 12, 2022 by Dana Watson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Happy tears filled the eyes of 18 rectal cancer patients. They were told their cancer was in complete remission following their participation in an immunotherapy clinical trial. Every single patient who participated was given the same result: no sign of … Continue reading →

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