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What to Say: Compassionate Cancer Etiquette
Some compassionate insights for those who may not know what to say when a friend or loved one has been diagnosed with cancer.When someone you know is diagnosed with cancer, the news can be as difficult as any you’ll ever receive. It’s hard to know the right things to say, which can leave you feeling helpless and confused. After all, there is no way to prepare for a thing like cancer. As I learned when a loved one of mine…
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Join us in San Francisco at the Reimagine End of Life Events
For “Emerging Rituals: Experiencing New Ways of Honoring & Celebrating End of Life”SevenPonds is excited to invite our readers to a unique event taking place in San Francisco on April 21, 2018. In conjunction with Final Passages, we will be presenting “Emerging Rituals: Experiencing New Ways of Honoring & Celebrating End of Life,” a series of powerful demonstrations and discussions of a wide variety of emerging rituals…
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“Little Talks”
The song can be interpreted in many different ways“Little Talks” by Icelandic indie band Of Monsters and Men was released in 2011 and was their debut single. It’s a song about love and loss, and the memories that love can create. And like all great works of art, it’s open to numerous interpretations. The song is sung by two members of the band,…
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The Number of Male Nurses Is Rising
Job demand, security and pay have superseded the gender stigma of the pastThe percentage of male nurses nationwide has tripled in the last 40 years. This steady increase from 3.9 to 8.1 percent not only benefits quality healthcare, but the economy and culture as well. Surprising History Modern society has been slow to let go of the notion that nursing is women’s work even though historically, that just wasn’t so. In ancient…
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New Study Suggests Night Owls Have Higher Risk of Early Mortality
People who stay awake late at night have 10 percent higher risk of dying sooner than early risersIt appears the classic adage “the early bird gets the worm” may be beneficial for our health, not just for seizing the day. A new study finds that night owls (people who stay up late into the night and have trouble waking up early) have a 10 percent higher chance of dying sooner than their…
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Morning Altars by Day Schildkret Highlights the Beauty in Impermanence
Day Schildkret’s spiritual and artistic practice comes together in the creation of impermanent earth artCalifornia-based artist and educator Day Schildkret has become internationally renowned for his beautiful, mandala-inspired Morning Altars. Schildkret creates each piece of impermanent earth art as a process of mindful meditation, inspired by a blessing, created in collaboration with the natural world, and woven with deep meaning. Creation as Meditation The creation of these Morning Altars is part of Day’s daily…
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How Do You Use Healing Harp Music with a Seriously Ill Loved One? (Interview)
An interview with harp therapist Portia DiwaThis month I had the pleasure of speaking with Portia Diwa, Healing Harp Clinical Faculty at California Pacific Medical Center. She plays healing music for patients and teaches the Healing Harp Certification program for harpists who want to learn how to play at the bedside. Portia also directs the Harmony Harp Ensemble for children and…
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“Grieving: A Beginner’s Guide,” by Jerusha Hull McCormack
The short book on grieving is a road map for the newly bereaved“Grieving: A Beginner’s Guide,” by Jerusha Hull McCormack is a short book about the nature of grief and the intricacies of the grieving process. It is exactly what the title suggests: a guide for the first-time griever. McCormack describes the book as a “series of signposts” to guide grievers on the path to a new…
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Hawaii Passes Medical Aid in Dying Law
The Aloha State becomes the seventh in the nation to allow doctors to help terminally ill patients end their livesHawaii just became became the seventh state in the nation to allow medical aid in dying, joining Oregon, California, Colorado, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia in enacting legislation that allows physicians to help terminally ill individuals die. (Montana also allows medical aid in dying, but the decision was made by judicial decree.) Marking…
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