Tag Archives: end-of-life

An Interview with Stephanie Gaines: Part One

The Crestone End-of-Life Project director talks to us about her organization and its singular open-air cremation site
Posted on October 1, 2011 by Liz Matsushita (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

While funeral pyres are common in places like India, the practice of open-air cremation is still very rare in the United States. Yet there has been a shift towards non-traditional burial methods. In the small town of Crestone, CO, Stephanie … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon at SevenPonds

What Will be Launching Next
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Be on the lookout at SevenPonds because new additions are on their way.  In the coming months, we are pleased to announce the launching of our Local Resources—a comprehensive database of services and products for everything the end-of-life experience requires.  … Continue reading →

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Compassion and Choices to Participate in the Healthy Living Festival

End-of-life consulting and advocacy program to exhibit at annual Oakland Zoo event
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Liz Matsushita (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

by Elizabeth Matsushita (Contributor) Compassion & Choices of Northern California, an organization that provides free end-of-life consultations to the terminally ill and their families, will be participating in this year’s 8th Annual Healthy Living Festival at the Oakland Zoo this … Continue reading →

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Making Decisions about End of Life Care

New developments and new ways of looking at death are changing the way we make end-of-life decisions
Posted on June 22, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Healthcare decisions can be a major cause of stress for end-of-life patients and loved ones, particularly when they don’t fully understand their options or their rights. When patients don’t know their options, it is impossible to clearly convey their wishes … Continue reading →

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What are your End-of-life Options?

The eight most common misconceptions about death and dying
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Suzette Sherman (Founder, SevenPonds)

Many years ago, I was at the New York City Gift Show and I happened to mention my knowledge of the end-of-life industry to a woman at a booth. Her eyes widened and a look of grave concern overtook her … Continue reading →

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The Legal Progress of Aid in Dying

Does an Election in Vermont Suggest a Changing Political Reality?
Posted on May 6, 2011 by Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

There are a handful of issues in American politics that consistently enflame passions, aggravate divisions, and defy solutions. Debates over the death penalty, abortion, and Second Amendment protection call into question our basic understanding of life and its relation to … Continue reading →

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