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Tag Archives: Death and Dying
Elderly New Zealanders And Their DIY Coffins
Seniors across New Zealand get together to socialize and build their own coffins
According to the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand, the average cost of a funeral there can be between $6,500 and $7,000. A coffin alone can range between $1,000 and $10,000. Now some clever New Zealand seniors have come up with an alternative to … Continue reading
Join Us at the End of Life Resource Fair
Sponsored by the San Francisco Jewish Community Center
The San Francisco Jewish Community Center is featuring its second annual resource fair dedicated to death and dying, Embracing the Journey: End of Life Resource Fair. The event will be held on Sunday, November 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., so mark … Continue reading
Join Us at the End of Life Resource Fair
Sponsored by the San Francisco Jewish Community Center
The San Francisco Jewish Community Center is featuring its second annual resource fair dedicated to death and dying, Embracing the Journey: End of Life Resource Fair. The event will be held on Sunday, November 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., so mark … Continue reading
How Do You Create An Alternative To Conventional Palliative Care?
An interview with palliative medicine specialist Dr. Michael Fratkin, founder of ResolutionCare, Part One
Today SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Michael Fratkin, palliative medicine specialist and president and founder of ResolutionCare. Birthed by Dr. Fratkin’s desire to expand palliative care beyond the limitations of our country’s broken healthcare system, ResolutionCare is a telemedicine project that uses videoconferencing technology … Continue reading
“Extremis” Directed by Dan Krauss
A short film about real end-of-life struggles is now available on Netflix
There is no experience on earth more disturbing than watching another human being struggling to stay alive. Yet that is the precise reality that the doctors and nurses who work in our nation’s emergency rooms encounter every day. Most often, … Continue reading
Be Prepared for Emergencies As Death Nears
Know what to expect as you approach the end of your life
Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading
