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Tag Archives: Interviews
How Do We Improve Communication About Palliative Care?
An interview with palliative care physician Dr. Steven Pantilat, Part One
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Dr. Steven Pantilat, a San Francisco-based healthcare professional with an expertise in palliative care. Dr. Pantilat teaches at UCSF, and consults with hospitals and other healthcare facilities on the best methods for improving communication about palliative … Continue reading
What Can Hospice Teach Us About Coping? An Interview with Mary York
Hospice volunteers tell personal stories through the Windows Within Project
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Mary York, founder of the Windows Within Project, part of the Hospice Volunteer program. An experienced hospice volunteer, Mary also interviews fellow hospice volunteers for the Windows Within Project website, whose goal is to educate readers … Continue reading
How Can You Care for a Loved One Immediately after Death? An Interview with Susan Oppie, Part Two
One Washcloth offers a simple, moving way for the bereaved to care for one who has died
Today in the second part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Susan Oppie of One Washcloth. Susan has been in the medical field for over 19 years and has worked as everything from a Home Health Aide for the … Continue reading
How Can You Care for a Loved One Immediately after Death? An Interview with Susan Oppie, Part One
One Washcloth offers a simple, moving way for the bereaved to care for one who has died
Today in the first part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Susan Oppie of One Washcloth. Susan has been in the medical field for over 19 years and has worked as everything from a Home Health Aide for the … Continue reading
What is Elder Abuse Law? An Interview with Kathryn A. Stebner, Part One
An attorney explains her law firm’s elder abuse specialties and her personal approach to handling cases
Today SevenPonds speaks with Kathryn A. Stebner, Principal and Attorney at Law of Stebner and Associates. Based in San Francisco, Stebner received her B.A. in Political Science from University of Oregon in 1982 and her J.D. from University of San … Continue reading
Can I Send Ashes to Space? An Interview with Thomas Civeit, Part One
How we can memorialize our family members as a beautiful blazing shooting star
Today in the first part of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Thomas Civeit, Founder and CEO of Elysium Space, an online and APP service company that provides families the opportunity to have their loved ones’ cremation ashes memorialized in space. … Continue reading
