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“One Foot in Heaven, Journey of a Hospice Nurse” by Heidi Telpner

A memoir of one woman’s experiences in assisting her clients with passing on from one life into the next

For the uninitiated, the concept of hospice may be hard to grasp. For one person it may involve involve a ward where a doctor sends a terminally ill patient at the end of his or her life. For another, it … Continue reading

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Till Death Do Us Part: Elderly Couple Leave Life Together

Edward Hale stayed by his wife's side until the New York couple shared their final breaths before dying.

Few can literally say they loved their husband or wife until his or her last breath – but New York resident Edward Hale is one of the rare cases who kept the marital promise « Till Death Do Us Part … Continue reading

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Life & Death Silhouetted: Designboom’s “Portrait Urn”

How Dutch designer Nadia Gonegaï fuses art and end of life

There’s an unforgettable message in the cremation urn of Dutch designer Nadia Gonegaï. Art can bring vitality to everything, including end of life. The designer’s “Portrait Urn” was featured by Designboom’s Design for Death competition (of which SevenPonds has been … Continue reading

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Messages from Beyond Death: “My Husband’s Things”

In the midst of grieving, widow Joans Marans Dim digs through her husband's past

The latest non-fiction essay by Joans Marans Dim, “My Husband’s Things”, is an intimate look into the grieving author’s struggle to accept the death of her husband, Stuart. Published in The New York Times last Wednesday, Dim’s essay chronicles the … Continue reading

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I Answer the Question Most Often Asked: What Made You Start SevenPonds?

For our third anniversary I repost Dying is Not Always a Sad Process, My grandmother's glorious last hurrah

Today is the third anniversary of SevenPonds when we first began by launching our blog. So many people ask me the same question – what caused you to get into this topic of end-of-life/death and dying? So today I repost … Continue reading

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“Death in the Sick Room” by Edvard Munch

The Munch painting explores tuberculosis and death through the survivors they affect

In the 1895 painting Death in the Sick Room, Norwegian symbolist Edvard Munch takes a unique look at his sister Johanne Sophie and her death by tuberculosis. Rather than fix his gaze on his sister, Munch directs his attention to … Continue reading

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