Tag Archives: Dying Well

Understanding the Dying Process

Knowing what a dying body needs and doesn’t need is crucial to providing end of life care
Posted on July 6, 2015 by Tani Bahti (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical on-hands guidance in an attempt to demystify the dying process. An RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower families and healthcare professionals to have the best end-of-life experience possible both through education and … Continue reading →

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”One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.”

- José Rizal
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)
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What is a Dementia Provision? An interview with Mike Turbow

Mike Turbow shares how his professional and personal experiences in dealing with death have helped seek out a solution to help others take control of their own deaths
Posted on May 31, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds talks with Mike Turbow, who has 40 years of experience as a practicing oncologist and more than 25 years of experience as a hospice medical director at Stanford University. Although he no longer practices medicine, Mike is an … Continue reading →

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Harvard Study Reveals Components of a Life Well Lived for Men

A Harvard study begun 75 years ago reveals leading causes of death in men
Posted on November 13, 2013 by MaryFrances Knapp (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

A Harvard Study began in 1938 with the goal of uncovering what it takes to live a happy, fulfilled life for most men (its subjects were 268 male undergraduates.) Today, the results are in – and for what is being proclaimed … Continue reading →

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