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Cuddle Beds Help Dying Patients Feel Less Alone
Two hospitals in Australia are offering dying patients a new option that is making an enormous difference at the end of their lives. Rather than spend their last days or hours lying alone in a tiny hospital bed, dying patients at Queensland’s Robina Hospital and Gold Coast University Hospital can enjoy the closeness of family…
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College Death Classes Are Gaining Popularity
Talking about death isn’t something young people typically do. But if the surge in popularity of college death classes is any indication, more and more college-age kids are taking an interest in a subject that was once strictly taboo. Since as early as the 1970s, thousands of such classes have been added to the curriculum…
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Our Monthly Tip: How to Create Personalized Memorial Luminaries
Our Tip of the Month The bronze and golden hues of an autumn landscape remind us how beautiful the end of a season can be. By night time, fall memorial luminaries — also called little lanterns — can add a flickering glow to October’s lengthening darkness, suggesting memories of times gone by and those who…
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How Can Senior Move Managers Assist in Later-Life Transitions? (Interview)
In this first installment of a two-part interview, SevenPonds speaks with Jill Kearney, founder and CEO of Senior Moves By Design in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Since founding the company in 2009, Jill has assisted more than 800 senior clients to make “joyful transitions.” She enjoys traveling, spending time with her two daughters, her mother and her…
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“Samantha Jane’s Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With The Loss of A Parent”
A picture book to help young children cope with deathSamantha Jane’s Missing Smile: A Story About Coping With the Loss of A Parent, written by Julie Kaplow and Donna Pincus, and illustrated by Beth Spiegel, is a children’s book for ages 4 through 8 that compassionately guides families through the feelings experienced by children after the loss of a parent. Sweet, brightly colored illustrations…
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J.R. Storment Shares Story About His Son Who Died
Tech executive J.R. Storment had spent most of his waking hours working, not devoting much time to family life. Unfortunately, his eight-year-old son Wiley died in August due to complications from epilepsy. J.R. decided to write an essay recounting the experience and how he’s been forced to rethink his life/work balance. He posted his story…
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Elderly Poor Worldwide Have Benefited from Unbound for 35 years
Most of us are familiar with late-night TV ads imploring us to sponsor a young victim of world poverty by sending a regular donation that would go to improving the child’s life. It will likely come as a surprise, however, that Unbound, the most well-known non-profit in the business of matching the world’s neediest children…
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Carrying on Cari’s Legacy After her Death
A bereaved husband tells the story of his wife’s life as an end-of-life doula and her untimely deathThis is the story of Richard and his wife Cari as told to Ellary Allis. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life experiences. By sharing these experiences publicly, we hope to help our readers feel less alone in their grief and, ultimately, to aid them in their healing process. In this post,…
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Pupil Dilation Speed Could Indicate Alzheimer’s Risk
A new study published earlier this month concludes that pupil dilation speed could be an indicator for individuals at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. It’s becoming clearer and clearer that early detection of Alzheimer’s disease is imperative. Alzheimer’s is not yet curable. However early detection is vital to slow its progression. And slowing its progression is…
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