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What Are Pre-Need Plans and What Should Consumers Know About Them? (Interview)
An interview with Ruth Bennett, executive director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Arizona, Part OneToday SevenPonds speaks with Ruth Bennett, the Executive Director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) of Arizona. A nationwide organization, the FCA is a nonprofit that works to protect the rights of consumers to choose a “meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral.” Ruth has been with the FCA since 2010. She has agreed to speak with us…
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The Demand for Hospice Care Is Increasing
Death-positive movement is a factor in why more people are choosing to die at homeHome is where the heart is. It is also where comfortable, compassionate care exists at the end of life. If your home is more comfortable than a hospital, then you may be one of the growing numbers of people who choose to die at home under the auspices of hospice care. Death-Positive Movement and Increased…
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“When Death Becomes Life”
In this book, Mezrich draws on his experience as a transplant surgeon to explore the past, present, and future of organ transplantsWhen Death Becomes Life by Joshua D. Mezrich focuses on three compelling aspects of the century-old practice of human organ transplantation: its history, the author’s experiences as a surgeon, and ethical questions the operations raise. Through each lens, the procedure never loses its sense of wonder. At first, some of the details of organ transplant…
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“He Stopped Loving Her Today”
One of the greatest country ballads of all time is a tribute to love that never diesThe history of country music is a rich one. Since its beginnings, hell raisers and outlaws have been telling us stories about whiskey, women, and woe — and the late, great George Jones was no exception to this fine tradition. His was as sad a voice as you’ll ever hear, and many consider his 1980…
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Colin and Tracey MacDonald Wed Just One Day Before She Dies From Terminal Lung Cancer
The Australian couple had known each other for 24 years and had six childrenColin MacDonald, 51, originally proposed to his wife Tracey 12 years ago. She said yes, but because they had six children to raise, they never found time to officially tie the knot. They recently got married less than 24 hours before Tracey MacDonald died from lung cancer. She was 52. The couple wed on January 22…
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Young Blood and Anti-Aging
Shown to be effective in mice, young-blood infusions remain controversial for human useInfusing blood plasma from young people into older adults to reverse symptoms of aging (such as dementia or heart disease) may seem a bit vampiric to some. Indeed, the idea of “young blood” producing anti-aging effects for elderly patients sounds like something from a science fiction or horror novel. However, it is currently a hot…
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Time Capsules by Artist Stephen Kaltenbach
Stephen Kaltenbach’s bold conceptual work has a life of its ownIn the burgeoning counterculture of the 1960s, a movement away from classical forms that placed emphasis on ideas was alive and well among artists of many disciplines across the art world. Bruce Haack was drastically but quietly changing the world of popular music with high-concept pieces and the Moog synthesizer; Andy Warhol made what would…
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How Can Music Soothe and Comfort Hospice Patients? (Interview)
An interview with Morgan Bolender, the head of the Songs For Life program that brings music to hospice patientsMorgan Bolender sits on the board of You’re Going To Die, a Bay Area, California-based nonprofit dedicated to bringing diverse communities into the conversation of death and dying. She is also the head of Songs For Life, a program run by You’re Going To Die that brings musicians and their music to hospice patients. Morgan…
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