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Dog Ownership Helps Us Live Longer, Studies Show

The benefits are even greater for people who live alone

As any dog lover will tell you, owning a dog is a source of enormous fulfillment and joy. Dogs provide companionship when we’re lonely, a non-judgmental sounding board when we need to vent, and unconditional love on demand. What’s more, … Continue reading

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By Writing About His Illness, Young Stephen Cammarota Let Go of His Fear of Death

To inspire others to live life to its fullest, his father shared Stephen's essay on Twitter two weeks after he died

Two weeks after 23-year-old Stephen Cammarota died of complications from an autoimmune disorder in August, his father Sam sent a public tweet with a copy of an essay Stephen wrote in high school attached. The essay was about living while … Continue reading

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Cuddle Beds Help Dying Patients Feel Less Alone

The oversized hospital beds are slowly making their way into palliative care

Two hospitals in Australia are offering dying patients a new option that is making an enormous difference at the end of their lives. Rather than spend their last days or hours lying alone in a tiny hospital bed, dying patients … Continue reading

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College Death Classes Are Gaining Popularity

For over three decades, students have shown an ever-increasing desire to learn about death

Talking about death isn’t something young people typically do. But if the surge in popularity of college death classes is any indication, more and more college-age kids are taking an interest in a subject that was once strictly taboo. Since … Continue reading

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J.R. Storment Shares Story About His Son Who Died

His essay implores working parents to rethink the way they spend their hours

Tech executive J.R. Storment had spent most of his waking hours working, not devoting much time to family life. Unfortunately, his eight-year-old son Wiley died in August due to complications from epilepsy. J.R. decided to write an essay recounting the … Continue reading

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Elderly Poor Worldwide Have Benefited from Unbound for 35 years

The nonprofit's greatest challenge lies ahead as global numbers of lonely and needy seniors increase

Most of us are familiar with late-night TV ads imploring us to sponsor a young victim of world poverty by sending a regular donation that would go to improving the child’s life. It will likely come as a surprise, however, … Continue reading

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