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The Painter Who Followed the Light
Thomas Kinkade celebrates life and portrays death through his artGrowing up, the Thomas Kinkade store in Staten Island Mall served as a landmark to me and my family. Some of my most distinct childhood memories are of roaming those aisles of paintings for hours, while my mom and aunt admired them and struggled to choose their favorite images. These were the days I dreaded…
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How Can a Family Best Work with a Coroner or Medical Examiner? (Interview)
A medical examiner shares Information about death investigationsToday, SevenPonds speaks with Judy Melinek, M.D., a forensic pathologist who does autopsies for the Alameda County Sheriff Coroner’s Office in California. Dr. Melinek has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard and medical degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is also the author of a New York Times bestselling memoir, “Working Stiff: 262 Bodies…
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Our Weekly Tip: Use Exercise to Cope with Sudden Loss
Physical activity may help you process emotions and diminish their intensity over timeOur Tip of the Week: Unexpected loss unleashes a torrent of emotions — shock and disbelief, anger, sadness, guilt, and remorse are just some of the feelings that survivors describe after the sudden death of someone they love. Although all loss is difficult, the intensity of the reaction following a sudden death can feel overwhelming to…
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“So Much So Fast”
A documentary follows the hopes and struggles of an ALS patientAt age 29, master architect Stephen Heywood thought he had decades left to settle down, start a family, and build incredible homes from scratch. But before he had even reached his 30th birthday, Stephen noticed something odd. While working on renovating a house, he found that his hands weren’t functioning properly. He made an appointment with his…
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“Der Tod und das Mädchen”
Death comforts a young maiden“Der Tod und das Mädchen” (Death and the Maiden) is a gorgeous “lied” composed by Franz Schubert in 1817. The word “lied” is a German term originally used to describe the fusion of poetry and music, or more specifically the practice of German-speaking composers setting Romantic German poems to music. “Der Tod und das Mädchen” is set for voice…
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How Your Schnoz may be the Biggest Weapon against the “Post Antibiotic Age”
Recent research has uncovered a new tool for fighting infection…in the human nose!In today’s digital age, it’s easy to see how too much of anything can be detrimental to our health. Too much television can strain the eyes; too many exposures to loud music can damage hearing; too much texting can lead to arthritic thumbs. But who would have guessed that too much medicine could be 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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