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Tag Archives: San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco’s Vigil for the Homeless Dead
The city honors the lives and deaths of an oft-overlooked population.
For over twenty years, a Vigil for the Homeless Dead has been organized each year during the holiday season across the street from San Francisco’s City Hall. This special celebration is a time for people to gather and honor those … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Christmas and holiday season, Death, Memorial, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Vigil
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Steve Jobs Dies After Battle with Cancer
The innovative Apple founder will be missed worldwide.
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, died today at the age of 56. Jobs will be remembered throughout the world as a visionary, the man who built the Apple company from a garage in Silicon Valley into the … Continue reading
Posted in Just Passed
Tagged Apple, California, Iphone, iPod, Jonathan Ive, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, San Francisco Bay Area, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook
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What is Integrative Medicine? An Interview with Dr. Lael Conway Duncan, MD
She Introduces the Emerging Practice of Private Medical Advocacy and Guidance
I sat down with Lael Conway Duncan, MD, to discuss her work at Good Medicine, a group of healthcare professionals focused on the emerging field of private medical advocacy and guidance in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating with … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Advance Care Planning, Allopathic Medicine, Bedside Services, DPOA-HC, Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare, End-of-life care, Good Medicine, Healthcare Professional, Intregrative Medicine, Medical System, Naturopathy, Private Medical Advocacy, Private Medical Guidance, San Francisco Bay Area, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western Medicine
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Laid to Rest in the Bay
San Francisco Bay Popular for Scattering Cremation Remains
Every month, the remains of hundreds of people are laid to rest in the San Francisco Bay. With the popularity of cremation pulling ahead of burial as a means for disposition of remains, the scattering of cremains (cremated remains) is becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged California, Cremation, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Bay Area, Wirthlin Worldwide
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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
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
