Tag Archives: terminal illness

Enhancing Communication About Goals of Care Through Video Interventions

How videos can improve communication at the end of life
Posted on February 20, 2024 by Monica Salazar (Blog Writer) SevenPonds

In a 2023 study conducted jointly by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, researchers uncovered a promising strategy to facilitate crucial goals of care discussions among elderly hospital patients. The study revealed that showing patients videos depicting real-life scenarios … Continue reading →

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Is It Grief or Depression? A Terminal Illness Can Lead to Both

It can be very hard to pinpoint the source of psychological distress
Posted on May 20, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help … Continue reading →

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“Remembering I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”

- Steve Jobs
Posted on April 18, 2019 by Melissa Gouty
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Colin and Tracey MacDonald Wed Just One Day Before She Dies From Terminal Lung Cancer

The Australian couple had known each other for 24 years and had six children
Posted on March 20, 2019 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Colin MacDonald, 51, originally proposed to his wife Tracey 12 years ago. She said yes, but because they had six children to raise, they never found time to officially tie the knot. They recently got married less than 24 hours before … Continue reading →

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“The Best of Us” by Joyce Maynard

A brutally honest memoir of love and loss
Posted on March 1, 2019 by Melissa Gouty

  “How do two people get through the day when one of them has a tumor inside his abdomen that may be killing him, and the other is simply consumed with grief?” This is the question that Joyce Maynard asks … Continue reading →

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When Is the Right Time for Hospice Care?

Many patients living with serious illnesses wait far too long to ask for help
Posted on January 28, 2019 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

“Queenie Hennessy – ‘I am here to die.’ Sister Mary Inconnue – ‘Pardon me but you are here to live until you die. There is a significant difference.”’ ― Rachel Joyce, The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy In an … Continue reading →

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