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Should Healthcare Costs Be More Transparent?
A Missouri petitioner wants hospitals to change how they approach medical billsYour loved one wakes up in the middle of the night with excruciating pain. Like most people, you immediately drive him or her to the hospital without a second thought. Working all night, the doctors in the emergency room run tests and give your loved one appropriate treatment. Since you’re not a doctor, you simply step out…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveApril Showers Bring Memories Of You! It’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…
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“Warning”
Poet Jenny Joseph has inspired many generationsThe poem I have chosen to look at today is “Warning” by British poet Jenny Joseph. Some people also refer to the poem by its first line, “When I am an old woman I shall wear purple.” The poem deals with the fear many people have that they will live their entire lives being proper…
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Artist Wears Her Dead Mother’s Clothes in Self Portrait Series
Artist Karolina Jonderko processes her mother’s death in touching self-portaitsWhat does one do with the abundant daily materials that a loved one leaves after they pass — the clothes, kitchenware, trinkets, and the like? Artist Karolina Jonderko found herself in such a situation after the death of her mother in 2008. One day, four years later, she was pondering the clothes that had once belonged…
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What is Suicide Prevention? (Interview)
How Centerstone Research Institute uses data to provide better behavioral health disorder care to prevent suicideToday SevenPonds speaks with Jennifer D. Lockman, M.S., of the non-profit organization Centerstone Research Institute. Based in Tennessee and Indiana, CRI aims to improve the quality of care for behavioral health disorders, including those that often result in suicide. Together with a passionate research team, Jennifer has been able to provide dynamic insights into the…
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Our Weekly Tip: Make Your Codicils Legal
Review your state laws to ensure that any amendment to your legal will is honoredOur Tip of the Week: Writing a legal will is an important act of love for anyone who wishes to make the distribution of their estate easy for their loved ones. Your legal will is effective immediately upon completion, but does not go into effect until after you die. Until that time, you may amend…
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“The Death of Ivan Ilyich”
A 19th century novel reflects on timeless themes of life and deathArguably one of the greatest writers of all time, Count Lev (Leo) Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born to a wealthy Russian family in 1828. His entire body of work, from the highly regarded novels “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina” to his novella “Hadji Murad,” displays a degree of artistry and insight into the human condition that earned him…
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Sealing a Gravesite with Stones: A Cross-Cultural Tradition
The ritual of leaving a small stone at a gravesite resonates across Jewish and Christian traditionsLeaving a small stone on a gravesite is a gesture recognizable from Hollywood film, which reflects a centuries-old practice found in both Jewish and pre-Christian European traditions. While the practice has historical and cultural origins, it has in recent years become adopted across spiritual groups and secular demographics as a simple and heartfelt way to…
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