Tag Archives: Coping with the death of a loved one

“At the Funeral” by Mark Twain

Mark Twain offers us some lighthearted guidance on how to act at a funeral in his 1881 essay “At The Funeral”
Posted on June 2, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

For some, death has a unique way of not only modifying your perspective of a person but also altering your understanding of your own relationship with him or her. You may find that suddenly, after passing, an acquaintance has become … Continue reading →

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 “Honey” by Bobby Goldsboro

A memorial tribute song for a recently young woman who has recently passed away
Posted on December 31, 2013 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

In 1968, the same year that America lost Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bobby Goldsboro released a beautiful song written by Bobby Russell called “Honey.” In the song, the narrator shares amusing anecdotes about his lost lover as a way to mourn and … Continue reading →

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“I Am Breathing”: A Man’s Battle Against Motor Neurone Disease

Morag McKinnon's documentary follows the final months Neil Platt's life with the radically degenerative, fatal illness
Posted on July 3, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  I Am Breathing (2013) is an intimate documentary on architect Neil Platt’s final year of living with motor neurone disease (MND). Platt’s friend and director Morag McKinnon started the project in 2008 with the hopes of chronicling Platt’s experience … Continue reading →

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