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Having an Estate Plan Is Essential – So Is Discussing It With Your Children:
Being open about your intentions helps maintain family harmony and a smooth transfer of assets -
The Healing Sound of Singing Bowls:
Jesse Stark explains how sound healing creates a positive outlook on life and death -
“Summons” by Aurora Levins Morales:
Peaceful activism opens arms for grief and mourning in a beautiful poem
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Tag Archives: Chicago
A Prairie for Emily
A grieving father restores a prairie habitat in memory of a dead daughter
Lush prairie grasses sway in the breeze and the golden crowns of black-eyed Susans turn towards the summer sun. Emily’s Prairie runs along Salt Creek, behind the Rolling Meadows High School in the suburban town of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Once … Continue reading
How Can You Arrange an End of Life Celebration Through a Cremation Service Provider? An Interview with Ronette Leal McCarthy
Ronette Leal McCarthy shares with us the insights of creating a special end-of-life ceremony.
Today SevenPonds interviews Ronette Leal McCarthy, an Illinois licensed attorney and counsel at Elements, the cremation company. Ronette earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and Chicago. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Ronette … Continue reading
Talking to Kids Facing Death
Reporter shares the stories of families who have faced this difficult conversation
Last month, Chicago Tribune writer Barbara Brotman was tasked with writing a story about new research presented in Chicago on “a particularly uncomfortable subject” — how to talk to kids and teenagers about their possible death. The research found that … Continue reading
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Tagged Brotman, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, End-of-life care, Health, Hospice, Loss of a Child, Teens
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