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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
Causes of the “Merry Christmas Coronary”
The culprits behind the phenomenon of heart attack increases during the holidays
The “Merry Christmas Coronary” or “Happy Hannukah heart attack” is a term that describes the increase in heart attacks around Christmas and New Years. A well known phenomenon, it’s been the subject of research for more than a decade. A … Continue reading
There Is No Good Card For This: What To Say And Do When Life Is Scary, Awful and Unfair To People You Love, by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
An illustrated guide to showing up when someone in your life is hurting
“There Is No Good Card for This: What to Say and Do When LIfe is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love” is a gem of a book by Dr. Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell. It’s a step-by-step, illustrated … Continue reading
“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien
Heart Surgery May Be Best Performed In the Afternoon
A new study shows that patients who underwent heart surgery in the afternoon fared better than their morning surgery counterparts
Researchers who have studied the effect of the body’s circadian rhythms on patients undergoing complex heart surgery have found that the time of day has an effect on the outcome of the surgery. Collecting data on nearly 600 patients who … Continue reading
What Is It Like To Run A Camp for Grieving Children?
An interview with Cherie Shoemake, director of Optimal Hospice Foundation, Part Two
Today SevenPonds talks to Cherie Shoemake about Kids Camp, a summer camp for grieving children ages 8 to 16 who have recently experienced the loss of someone close to them. Cherie is the director of Optimal Hospice Foundation, the organization … Continue reading
