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Tag Archives: Loss
My Girl by Howard Zieff
"When your dad's an undertaker, your mom's in heaven, and your grandma's got a screw loose... it's good to have a friend who understands you."
After a more-than-twenty-year hiatus, I put on the movie My Girl this week, and I wasn’t prepared for how moved I would be by the end. My memories of the clips I’ve seen throughout my life promised a cheesy film about … Continue reading
Mourning and Transformation — Sifting for Gold
A mourning father tries to make sense of his experience through an academic analysis of grief.
The following is an analysis by Jimmy Edmonds of a recent thesis “Mourning and Transformation — Sifting for Gold” by Fiona Rodman (MA University of Middlesex), a psychotherapist, and a dear family friend. Jimmy interprets some of Fiona’s ideas as they … Continue reading
How Did SevenPonds Come to Be?
We revisit our beginning
It’s been two years at SevenPonds since we launched our first blog post and it’s hard to believe we have arrived at our second anniversary already! What a wild ride it has been. I cannot begin to express how heartwarming … Continue reading
Tammy Bears Memorialize Loved Ones and Comfort You While You Grieve
These custom-made teddy bears use the clothing of loved ones you've lost to create a unique memento.
Shortly after my grandpa passed away, my grandma, always the glue that holds our extended family together, presented my cousins, siblings, and me with hand-crafted teddy bears built from Grandpa’s most notable outfits: his “old man jeans” and his flannel … Continue reading
Posted in Soulful Expressions
Tagged Crafts, Grief, Loss, Memorial Bears, Tammy Bears, Teddy bear
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Franny’s Last Ride by Mike DeStefano
The comedian and storyteller shares his struggle to support his wife at the end of life
Comedian Mike DeStefano died of a heart attack March 6, 2011. In 2007, he appeared with The Moth storytelling organization to tell the story of his wife, Fran, who was dying in hospice after a drug addiction and affliction with … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged AIDS, Comedy, Franny's Last Ride, Hospice, Loss, Mike DeStefano, Substance abuse, The Moth
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“Nobody Wants to See a Clown in Pain”
Anthony Griffith made people laugh for a living, while suffering the ultimate heartbreak
Comedic actor Anthony Griffith was riding the final wave of the comedy boom in 1990 with three coveted appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He did all this while watching his daughter die of cancer. “It was the best … Continue reading
