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Rutgers Health Study May Improve End-of-Life Care:
Medicare data analysis finds that people typically follow one of nine paths -
Mary Oliver’s “Heavy” Speaks to the Weight of Grief:
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Did Our Ancestors Leave Behind a Map of the Afterlife?:
Archaeological discoveries suggest link between ancient monuments and burial sites
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“Death With Dignity” by Sufjan Stevens
A memorial song that captures loss, longing and the pain of coming to terms with a parent's personal failures
In the first few lines in the first song off his newest album, Sufjan Stevens invokes a sacred silence, desire, confusion and fear: “Spirit of my silence I can hear you / But I am afraid to be near you.” In … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged A Right of Passage, Carrie and Lowell, Death With Dignity, Grief, Longing, Loss, Memorial Songs, Music, SevenPonds, Sufjan Stevens
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