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.
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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Steve Jobs Dies After Battle with Cancer

The innovative Apple founder will be missed worldwide.
Posted on October 5, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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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
Posted on September 16, 2011 by Katie Ryan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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Laid to Rest in the Bay

San Francisco Bay Popular for Scattering Cremation Remains
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Dana Sitar (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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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
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Liz Matsushita (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

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 →

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