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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as an ongoing celebration of 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…
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Wolfgang Natlacen Brings Fun Whimsy to Funerals with Urns That Double as Toys
The artist’s egg-shaped urns transform the way we mourn loved onesWalk into most funeral parlors in the United States, and you’ll see rows of somber, muted urns resting on the display shelves. For centuries, Western culture has thought of funerals and funeral accessories as dignified and utterly sanitized. Any attempts at bringing whimsy to this traditionally heavy service have been met with raised eyebrows, or even…
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Our Weekly Tip: Update Your Legal Will to Include Minors and Dependent Adults
If you are responsible for the care of another person, you may need to update your willTip of the Week: If you have another person in your care such as a child or dependent adult (such as an eldery or otherwise incapacitated person), you may wish to update your legal will to reflect this. If the guardian(s) of a child under the age of 18 dies without nominating an alternative guardian,…
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“I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye”
Two women describe their experiences of losing loved ones to unexpected death in this bookOriginally published in 2000 and updated in 2008, “I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye” is a book about coping with and healing after the sudden death of someone you love. It is written by two survivors of sudden loss: Brook Noel, whose brother Caleb died suddenly from an allergic reaction to a bee sting while…
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Professional Pallbearers Dance the Dead Out in Style
Cross-continental tradition honours the dead with coffin choreographyIf you attend a funeral in parts of West Africa and the Southern United States, you may witness some fancy footwork by professional pallbearers who specialize in dancing with the dead. These dancing pallbearers often sing gospel or other sacred songs as they do the “funeral step.” In West Africa, funerals tend to be huge…
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Study May Reveal Why Women Often Outlive Men
“Natural Killer” cells more active in women than men into senior yearsIn virtually all parts of the world, women live longer than men. This discrepancy has been remarkably consistent for centuries, yet science has thus far been unable to determine why it exists. Now, a study reported in the multidisciplinary journal Mechanisms of Ageing and Development provides a tantalizing clue. The study found that “natural killer” cells, a…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as an ongoing celebration of 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…
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Facing the Final Goodbye
Saying goodbye forever is life’s most difficult taskLife is, it seems, an endless series of goodbyes. From the first friend who moves away, to the first pet we bury in the backyard, to the first lover who leaves us because they fell in love with someone else, loss follows us through our lives, as relentless and dogged as the heat of a…
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