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“Old people at weddings always poke me and said ‘you’re next.’ So I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.”

- Anonymous
Posted on May 27, 2016 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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The Right to Die on Your Own Terms

In some states, physician aid in dying is an option for the terminally ill
Posted on May 23, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Each month Kathleen Clohessy, R.N., offers a new perspective on living with a terminal illness. Kathleen comes to SevenPonds with 25 years experience as a registered nurse caring for families and children facing life-threatening illness. She began her career in the … Continue reading →

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“Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life” by Eric Idle

Monty Python's Life Of Brian song Is a popular funeral tune
Posted on May 19, 2016 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 2014, the Telegraph published the findings of a study carried out by a cohort of funeral directors investigating which is the most played song at funerals in the United Kingdom. The survey, based on more than 30,000 funerals, found that … Continue reading →

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“The process of growth is, it seems, the art of falling down. Growth is measured by the gentleness and awareness with which we once again pick ourselves up, the lightness with which we dust ourselves off, the openness with which we continue and take the next unknown step, beyond our edge, beyond our holding, into the remarkable mystery of being.”

- Stephen Levine
Posted on May 17, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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“Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.”

- Truman Capote
Posted on May 13, 2016 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds
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“The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seemed filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster”

- Elizabeth Bishop
Posted on May 10, 2016 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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