Author: Mary Frances Knapp


  • Understanding Suicide
    An infographic reveals crucial information on suicide’s connections with culture, race, gender and history

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  • Poetree: The Innovative Urn
    Margaux Ruyant’s urn honors the life of the deceased while cultivating the new life of a tree

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  • Everybody Hurts Sometimes
    We all have our grim days

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  • TIME’s Joe Klein Talks End-of-Life Care in His Article “The Long Goodbye”
    Klein recounts how the Geisinger Health System cared for his dying parents with an integral combination of clarity and sensitivity

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  • Taking the Time to Say Goodbye: Vietnamese Funeral Customs
    Traditional Vietnamese culture allows plenty of time for the grieving and burial process

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  • The Anthroposophical Perspective: Acceptance of Death in Life
    The anthroposophical philosophy’s relationship Christianity and de-stigmatizing the dying process

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  • “Proof of Heaven”Neurologist Eben Alexander describes his “visit to heaven” in a Near Death Experience

    “Proof of Heaven”
    Neurologist Eben Alexander describes his “visit to heaven” in a Near Death Experience

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  • The Death of Film Critic Roger Ebert
    A Life Dedicated to Loving Movies

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  • “Amour”A couple’s love is tested in anticipation of death in Michael Haneke’s latest film.

    “Amour”
    A couple’s love is tested in anticipation of death in Michael Haneke’s latest film.

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  • Hawaiian Cave Burials
    Creating a domain for the deceased lies in hollowed ground

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