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Our Annual Seven Holiday Gifts for Someone Who Is Grieving, 2024 Edition: Gracious gifts that spread love and beauty -
“Making Mobiles” by Karolina Merska: An artist’s manual on how to create beautiful Polish pajaki -
“Hands Up to the Sky” by Michael Franti & Spearhead: A surprisingly upbeat song about acknowledging both loss and the beauty of life
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Tag Archives: terminal illness
What is Advance Directive? – An Interview with Judy Epstein
You already knew about the importance of filling out an advance directive; what about a POLST?
Dr. Judy Neall Epstein is a naturopathic physician and the Clinical Director of the Compassion & Choices End-of-Life Consultation Program. Dr. Epstein spent ten years in private practice before accepting her position at Compassion & Choices, where she works with … Continue reading
“Angels in America” by Mike Nichols
The play's poignant, brutally honest take on the physical, mental, emotional crisis of an AIDS patient
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America is almost too big to discuss: a sprawling three-part, six-hour play ambitiously covering themes ranging from love and abandonment, to homosexuality and Mormonism, to faith and religion, to disease and dying, to politics and justice, … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged AIDS, Angels, Angels in America, Death and Dying, Heaven and Hell, terminal illness
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Nora Ephron Dies of Leukemia at 71
Sad loss of a funny and talented woman and pioneering feminist
I just heard Ms. Ephron passed away. I’ve always been such a great admirer of Nora’s. Being that we are gunning to launch our full website here at SevenPonds, I will offer some of my favorite quotes of hers in … Continue reading
Posted in Just Passed
Tagged Death, Nora Ephron, Obituary, Quotes, terminal illness, When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail
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Grace Before Dying
Photography of the end-of-life at Louisiana State Penitentiary
These photographs, taken at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, make up the collection Grace Before Dying, which looks at how, through hospice, volunteer inmates assert and affirm their humanity in an environment designed to isolate and punish. More than 85% of … Continue reading
‘When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone’ by Philip Gould [Video]
An intimate portrait of a man in his final days
“In six weeks’ time I will be dead. I will be cremated. I will face huge fear,” Philip Gould opens this video in his final weeks before losing the battle to esophageal cancer. “But it IS an extraordinary experience…” he continues. … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Art, Esophageal cancer, Philip Gould, terminal illness, Video
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Easter Bunny Visits Children’s Hospitals
Hospitals Welcome the Joy of the Holiday to Cheer Up Terminally Ill Children
It looks like the Easter Bunny does not overlook hospitals. At hospitals across the country this time of year, the creature of Springtime fantasy and glee is making the rounds to spread a bit of joy to sick children. Last … Continue reading
