Author: Mary Frances Knapp

Saying Goodbye With Love

Weekly Memorial Tip – Sands of Change
When planning a memorial, consider a craft that will symbolize the complexity of your grief and love

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September 6, 2014
Cultural Perspectives

South Korean “Death Beads” — Replacing Burial?
With burial plots hard to come by, a new end-of-life tradition rises in South Korea

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September 4, 2014
Soulful Expressions

The Grief Beneath: Reflections Andrew Wyeth
The truth behind Andrew Wyeth’s paintings speaks far more to death and loss than Americana

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August 31, 2014
Saying Goodbye With Love

Weekly Tip – Grief Healing: A Message in a Bottle
Why throwing a message in a bottle can be the perfect activity for someone in the stages of grief

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August 30, 2014
Lending Insight

“The Fault in Our Stars“
John Green’s best-selling novel about a romance between two terminally ill teens comes to the big screen

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August 29, 2014
Soulful Expressions

Cézanne: Letting the Grief Settle
Post-Impressionist Paul Cézanne’s “Sorrow” is telling of how the painter lived with death and grief

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August 24, 2014
Saying Goodbye With Love

Weekly Tip – Memorial Service Idea: The Feather Memorial Bouquet
Let your celebration of life ceremony take flight with this memorial ceremony craft

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August 23, 2014
Saying Goodbye With Love

Weekly Tip: Negotiation for After Death Plans
What does it cost you to make sure your post-death plan fees aren’t too high? Only a bit of gall and negotian motivation

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August 16, 2014
Science of Us

What is the Worst Kind of Cancer? The Surgeon General Talks Terminal Illness
In an interview with Time, the Surgeon General Dr. Boris D. Lushniak illuminates why skin cancer is the worst kind

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August 11, 2014
Soulful Expressions

Smithsonian Artist Captures Images of Dried Tears
Rose-Lynn Fisher saw tears of “grief, joy, laughter and irritation” in extreme detail through her photo series

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August 10, 2014