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My Fun Girlfriend Could Laugh at Her Own Death
Yet she had an unmatched capacity for meannessThis is the story of Travis and his girlfriend Melody as told to Jeanette Summers. 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 story,…
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A Light at the End of the Tunnel for People in Chronic Pain
In a somewhat startling policy reversal, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued new guidelines for opioid prescribing for doctors treating people in chronic pain. The guidelines caution prescribers that abruptly tapering or discontinuing opioids in this population can lead to serious harms, including severe depression, thoughts of suicide, and the use…
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“I Drive Your Truck”
A country ballad about loss inspired by an interview on NPR“I Drive Your Truck,” a 2012 country song recorded by Lee Brice and written by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary, addresses the grief of the song’s narrator who has lost his brother. During the chorus, Brice croons the heartbreaking lyrics: I drive your truckI roll every window downAnd I burn upEvery back road…
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Caloric Restriction, Autophagy, and the Effects on Aging
A research team from the French Medical Research Council (INSERM) has identified a possible caloric restriction mimetic (CRM). As the name suggests, CRMs mimic the effects that caloric restriction and fasting have on our body’s cells without an actual reduction in food intake. CRMs can be either natural or synthetic compounds. The substance identified in…
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“Our Souls at Night”
A book about two people looking for companionship after the death of their spousesMy expectation for “Our Souls at Night” was to be inspired to find love later in life, especially after the death of a spouse. But, sadly, I was disappointed. The book is written by the well-known author Kent Haru, who crafts small-town stories that read as slow as molasses. I can relish such a book,…
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The Bay Area Debut of “A Love That Never Dies”
Last February, SevenPonds wrote a review of a moving documentary from Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris, “A Love That Never Dies.” A film about the pain of losing a child, the movie chronicles the couple’s grief following the loss of their son, Joshua, who died while on a road trip in Vietnam at the age…
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The Memorial T-Shirts of Inner-City America
A look at the culture of tribute shirts and the stories they carrySome people might think that wearing a T-shirt to a funeral or memorial service would be disrespectful. However in many urban areas throughout the United States, memorial T-shirts are a popular way to pay tribute to loved ones who have died. The memorial T-shirts usually have a pixelated photo of the person who has died.…
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