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“Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie's open-ended song can celebrate both living and lost loved ones -
First the Wealth Gap, Now the U.S. Has a Growing Health Gap: Discover why the U.S. health gap is growing and how improving healthspan can enhance quality of life for Americans -
How to Comfort A Dying Loved One: End-of-life expert Dr. Marianne Matzo explains some simple ways to offer solace
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Tag Archives: Life
“It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It’s called living.”
- Terry Pratchett
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged Death, Death Quotes, Funny Quotes about Death, Laughter is Medicine, Life, Remembrance, Terry Pratchett, Truth
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“My Last Days” by Justin Baldoni
The documentary series emphasizes life much more than the prospect of death
The cable network The CW has an online documentary series called “My Last Days.” It tells the stories of people living with terminal illness. But it is much more about life than the subjects’ impending deaths. One episode focuses on … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Brain Cancer, Fulfilling Life, Happiness, Jess Oldwyn, Kendrick Evans, Life, My Last Days, Sleep Apnea, terminal illness, The CW
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How Can People Become Organ Donors?
An Interview with Deanna Santana, Part Two
Today, SevenPonds speaks with Deanna Santana, the director of public relations for Sierra Donor Services. SDS is a nonprofit organization located in Sacramento, California that coordinates organ and tissue donations in parts of Northern California and Nevada. Her inspiring story … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Blood-Type Incompatible, community, Deanna Santana, Death, Donation, Dying, Kidney, Life, Liver, Living Donation, Living Donors, Organ Donation, Positive Crossmatch Donation, Professional Advice, SevenPonds, Sierra Donor Services, Tissue Transplants, Transplantation
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“Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom
Albom’s touching tribute exemplifies life’s priorities, and what it means to be human
Do you ever dream of going back to school? As someone who loves learning, I am dreading my approaching college graduation. But one of the most valuable lessons I have learned in my life is that we never really stop … Continue reading
“My Last Days: Claire Wineland” by Justin Baldoni
Online documentary follows an inspirational teenager with cystic fibrosis
Claire Wineland, 19, has cystic fibrosis. She’s living on “borrowed time” as the cliché goes, because she has lived longer than doctors led her and her parents to believe she would. Claire has faced the prospect of death for her … Continue reading
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”
- Alan Watts
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Alan Watts, Buddhist philosophy, Life, philosopher quote, philosopher quotes, Philosophy, play, Quotes about Life, work
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