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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Tag Archives: Grief Loss and Bereavement
Our Weekly Tip: Set Up A Memorial Fund to Honor Your Loved One
Charitable foundations create a lasting legacy for those who have died
Our Tip of the Week: For many people who have lost a loved one, finding a way to connect the person who has died to the future in some way is an integral part of processing grief. By keeping the … Continue reading
A Clash Between Science and Culture
How western medicine came to grips with centuries-old burial traditions in West Africa
When the Ebola epidemic ravaged West Africa in 2014 through 2015, much of the Western world was focused on one thing – containing the disease. But in the villages of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, where the virus claimed over … Continue reading
Our Weekly Tip: Find a Grief Support Group
Connecting with others dealing with loss can be a important part of the grieving process
Our Tip of the Week: Grief can feel incredibly lonely. In the process of coping with the death of a loved one, it’s common to feel alienated from everyday life and isolated from the people around you not currently dealing … Continue reading
In Adelaide’s Memory
A grieving mother finds comfort and purpose in creating clothing for children lost through pregnancy
When Keira found out she was pregnant with identical twin girls, her joy doubled. There were two car seats, two cribs, two minds — Keira’s and her husband’s — coming together to figure out how to help these girls find … Continue reading
What is DNA Banking? An Interview with Jeff Harbeson, Part One
The DNA Memorial offers the bereaved a chance to keep the DNA of their dead loved ones close and accessible for future medical advances
Today SevenPonds speaks with Jeff Harbeson, the CEO of CG Labs in Ontario, Canada, and the founder of Family Choice Funerals and Cremations, a Virginia-based company with a vision of becoming the only six sigma operating platform and franchise funeral … Continue reading
The Timing of Death
Finding Meaning in the Mystery
Join SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical hands-on 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 through education … Continue reading
Posted in Dying Well
Tagged Close to Death, closure, Death, Death and Dying, Dying Well, end-of-life, End-of-life care, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Hospice, SevenPonds, timing of death
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