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  • AMA Adopts New Policies Expanding Access to Palliative CareThe American Medical Association encourages physicians to offer palliative care, regardless of prognosis

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    Chris Strodder

    AMA Adopts New Policies Expanding Access to Palliative Care
    The American Medical Association encourages physicians to offer palliative care, regardless of prognosis

  • How Does “You’re Going to Die” Facilitate Talking About Death? (Interview)An interview with Ned Buskirk, Part Two

    How Does “You’re Going to Die” Facilitate Talking About Death? (Interview)
    An interview with Ned Buskirk, Part Two

    Today SevenPonds concludes its interview with Ned Buskirk of the program You’re Going to Die, also known as YG2D. Ned is an entrepreneur, educator and producer who lives and works in San Francisco, California.  Debra: Do you find that terminally ill people attend your programs? Ned Buskirk: Yes, we’ve had several dying people participate in…

    Debra L. Stang

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  • “Miss You Already”British comedy-drama delves into death and friendship

    “Miss You Already”
    British comedy-drama delves into death and friendship

    “Often those that watch find it hardest.” These words, spoken by a wig maker to the best friend of a of middle-aged cancer patient who is about to have her head shaved, form one of many striking statements in the 2015 British film “Miss You Already.”  The lead characters, Jess, played by Drew Barrymore, and Milly,…

    Angela Santoriello-Underwood

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  • Dying Pet Owners Get Help from Pet Peace of MindA nonprofit partners with hospices to help dying people care for their pets

    Dying Pet Owners Get Help from Pet Peace of Mind
    A nonprofit partners with hospices to help dying people care for their pets

    There’s very little that’s as heartbreaking as knowing a dying person is about to lose their beloved pets. Yet this very often happens when a person becomes too ill to care for their animals and there is no one around to pick up the slack. Even when caregivers are available, they are often overwhelmed with…

    Kathleen Clohessy

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  • Our Monthly Tip: Hand Out Forget-Me-Not Memorial Seed PacketsGive guests a living, growing plant to remember their loved one

    Our Monthly Tip: Hand Out Forget-Me-Not Memorial Seed Packets
    Give guests a living, growing plant to remember their loved one

    Our Tip of the Month Bringing freshly cut flowers to a funeral is customary, but these delicate plants usually wilt within just a few days. In lieu of flowers, consider bringing forget-me-not memorial seed packets instead. Unlike pre-cut flowers, seed packets won’t die off soon after the funeral. And those who receive the packets will…

    Marissa Abruzzini

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  • Index of Societal Aging Measures How Well Nations Are Adapting To An Aging PopulationThe U.S. ranks among the top five

    Index of Societal Aging Measures How Well Nations Are Adapting To An Aging Population
    The U.S. ranks among the top five

    Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Southern California have developed a new method to determine how well countries are caring for their elderly populations. The John A. Hartford Foundation’s Index of Societal Aging tool is composed of five social and economic indicators. These categories reflect how well a nation is “taking care” of…

    Lucas Morgan

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  • Transforming Living While Dying with DementiaA true story of letting go of the old and embracing the new

    Transforming Living While Dying with Dementia
    A true story of letting go of the old and embracing the new

    Dying has a way of transforming living, sometimes in powerful ways. I usually consider dying with dementia a double whammy – first the existential death of the person you once knew, and finally the physical death. Letting go and accepting a new normal is not easy. Embracing those changes is even harder. I expected my mother…

    Tani Bahti

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  • Monday Hearts for Madalene
    Page Hodel creates beautiful hearts as a tribute to enduring love

    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 her.” The…

    Kathleen Clohessy

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  • “Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table’s ready.'”- Robin Williams

    “Death is nature’s way of saying, ‘Your table’s ready.’”
    – Robin Williams

    Lucas Morgan

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  • What Is “You’re Going to Die”? (Interview)An interview with the movement's founder, Ned Buskirk, Part One

    What Is “You’re Going to Die”? (Interview)
    An interview with the movement’s founder, Ned Buskirk, Part One

    Ned Buskirk is a writer, creator, educator and producer who lives and works in San Francisco, California. His most recent and most ambitious project to date is You’re Going to Die, (YG2D) a creative movement that brings people together at different venues throughout the city and on social media to share their feelings about death and…

    Debra L. Stang

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