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“The Time Traveler’s Wife”
Audrey Niffenegger’s novel about grief, loss, and missing someone you loveAudrey Niffenegger’s 2003 novel “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is an American contemporary best-seller for adults and young-adults alike. The story follows Clare and Henry DeTamble, a couple just like any other — except for the fact that Henry is a time traveler. Henry has a genetic disorder, known as “chrono-impairment,” that causes him to sporadically…
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A New Law Requires Hospitals to Notify Patients of Outpatient Status
The Notice Act closes a Medicare loophole that left many families in debtAn 85-year-old woman named Elizabeth Cannon spent six and a half days in a hospital after being injured in a fall. Later, she transferred to a nursing home for five months to receive rehabilitation treatment. Cannon assumed that her hospital stay and nursing home care would be covered by Medicare — the government insurance program that covers up…
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“Emotional Cleansing: Feminine Sound Practice with Peruquois”
Primordial voice of Peruquois aids catharsis of stuck emotionsHave you ever felt so overwhelmed by an emotion that your body gets tense and your voice box literally closes? Have you felt tightness in your throat, a dry mouth, fatigue or digestive upset as a result of emotional impact? This physiological response is common in human beings, and many people who do not know…
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In a Strange Twist, Drug Overdose Victims Are Saving Lives
Drug overdose deaths are providing terminally ill patients with donated organsThe United States is in the midst of what experts are calling an epidemic of opioid abuse. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prescription opioids such as oxycodone and methadone were responsible for an estimated 165,000 deaths between 1999 and 2014. For the first time in U.S. history, drug…
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“On Pain”
Timeless funeral poem coaches us to meet the lessons of pain with opennessYour pain is the breaking of the shell that enclosesyour understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that itsheart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. So begins Kahlil Gibran’s poem, “On Pain.” Human beings are naturally averse to pain. This is to be expected, as pain is often…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as a tribute to enduring loveIt’s an honor for SevenPonds to share with our readers the story of the Monday Hearts for Madalene project, a true account of the power of love in the midst of death.The project’s origins take us to 2005: the moment Page Hodel encountered Madalene Rodriguez and fell “instantly, dizzyingly in love with her.” The couple’s first meeting was electric,…
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When Everyday Objects Become Sacred
An artist remembers the loss of her mother through photographyAfter artist Beatriz Ruibal lost her mother, Carmen, she discovered that her grief was painful and slow. Two years later, every inanimate object in Ruibal’s home became a reminder of her mother’s death, and Ruibal found that she couldn’t escape from the thousands of memories that clung to every room, every wall, every ceiling and every…
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Our Weekly Tip: Planning a Green Funeral When a Loved One Dies Suddenly
Funeral options for young environmentalistsOur Tip of the Week: Most green burials are planned ahead of time. There are times, however, when a death occurs suddenly and the family wants a green burial, often to honor what they believe their loved one would have wanted. Finding a green funeral home and cemetery can take some time and effort, but…
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How People with Alzheimer’s Disease Experience Pain
Patients with dementia feel pain but may not be able to communicate it wellHistorically, medical professionals thought that people with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions did not feel pain as acutely as other aging adults. According to a WebMD article published in 2006, this was based on the observation that Alzheimer’s patients complained less about pain and took fewer painkillers than those who did not have the disease. This led doctors…
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