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Tag Archives: Dying
Our Weekly Tip: Writing the Unsent Letter
Feel better by telling your loved one the things you didn't get to say
Our Tip of the Week: Whether your loved one died suddenly or after a long illness, you may find yourself wishing you had said something to them. One last, “I love you,” perhaps, or an apology for something you did … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tips
Tagged Death, Dying, Grief, grief and anger, grief and guilt, unsent letter, Writing, writing as healing
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“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
-Mark Twain
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged before life, born, Death, Death Quotes, Dying, End of life fear, end-of-life, Fear, Infinity, Mark Twain, SevenPonds, Suffering
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How Can a Family Best Work with a Coroner or Medical Examiner? Interview with Judy Melinek, Part Two
Working with a professional when an autopsy is required
Today, SevenPonds completes our interview with Judy Melinek, M.D., a forensic pathologist who does autopsies for the Alameda County Sheriff Coroner’s Office in California. (Read part one of the interview here.) Dr. Melinek has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and … Continue reading
“Sunshine: A Novel” by Norma Klein
A young mother struggles with her impending death
“Sunshine” by Norma Klein was published in 1974. It was loosely based on the true story of a young woman who died of cancer. During the last 18 months of her life, she made a series of audio tape recordings … Continue reading
Beautiful Portraits Bear Witness to Death
Deathbed portraits pay homage to the dead and inform our understanding of what it is to be alive
In today’s youth-obsessed culture, the twin subjects of aging and death are largely taboo. Although attitudes are changing, many people whose loved ones are dying hold on to the belief that it’s best to remember the person, “as they were … Continue reading
