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Dying Inmates’ End-of-Life Choices Are Routinely Ignored
Organizations work to provide a dignified death for those behind barsKFF Health News, a nonprofit organization that reports on health policy in the United States, recently published an investigative piece revealing how end-of-life choices made by inmates are routinely ignored or overridden. Coupled with the fact that our country’s prison population has been aging rapidly over the last few decades – with thousands dying behind…
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“Dying for Sex”
The FX miniseries – inspired by a true story – is raw, real and more than a little raunchyDying for Sex, a comedy/drama miniseries loosely based on the true story of Molly Kochan, is about a woman who leaves her husband in order to explore her sexual desires after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate bring to life a friendship that’s as hilarious as it is heartbreaking, showing…
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New Research Reveals That Light Emitted During Life Is Extinguished After Death
We glow until we dieNew research using ultrasensitive cameras published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters has revealed that a certain type of light emitted by living organisms fades during the death process. All living things emit a (very) soft glow, known as biological ultraweak photon emission (UPE). A byproduct of metabolism, this faint illumination had already been…
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On TikTok, Maddy Baloy Shared Her Final Days With Candor and Humor
Around 9,000 young adults die annually from cancerWe’ve probably all felt a pang of sadness when encountering a story about a child with terminal cancer. But less common in the media, and almost as poignant, are the accounts of someone in their early 20s having to make end-of-life plans. While the idea of never outgrowing childhood is tragic, someone facing the end…
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11 Memorial Day Quotes
What words or thoughts are sufficient to pay homage to those who have died for something larger than themselves?Memorial Day pays tribute to those who have given their lives in service to a greater ideal. It’s a sacrifice unfathomable to many. Whether you visit a graveyard or observe these deaths in other ways, what words or thoughts are sufficient to pay homage to those who have died for something larger than themselves? …
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“My Brother” by Effie Waller Smith
Although she was more well known for her poetry describing the Appalachian Mountains, Smith’s poem captures her grief over losing her brother too soonBorn to formerly enslaved parents in the rural mountain community of Chloe Creek, Kentucky, Effie Waller Smith was a prolific poet in the early 20th century. She is most notable for achieving moderate literary success despite being a woman and a person of color during a time of widespread racism and sexism, but her artistry…
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SevenPonds Helps You Shop Funeral Services
Four tips to guide your decisions when selecting cremation servicesAre the details of shopping funeral services a mystery? Today I present four tips to help you sort through your options and make better-informed decisions when shopping funeral providers for cremation services: A. What if I only want to purchase a cremation, and have no interest in a full funeral service or memorial service at…
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“Lord We Get High”
An Appalachian fiddle tune for the temporarily aliveFiddles soar over a slow marching guitar strummed in time with a deep, pulsating upright bass. The sweet, sorrowful melody feels innately funerary. With a rhythm like footsteps approaching a gravesite, equal parts trepidation and determination, the beauty in the tune is that of sunshine pouring over a headstone on a perfect spring morning, or…
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“Curated by Teens: Death as a Constant Companion”
Teenagers’ choice of theme might surprise some at the Boston Museum of Fine ArtsThe “Death as a Constant Companion” exhibit features paintings by Dutch and Flemish painters that contain symbols or images of death.
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