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New Eye Test May Allow Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
Retinal scans showing preliminary promising results in the areas of early detection and treatmentAn eye test is under development that may soon allow doctors to detect Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear. The test, which is painless, noninvasive and inexpensive, detects the presence of beta amyloid — the substance believed to be responsible for the changes in the brain that cause Alzheimer’s symptoms — in the retina of…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveWishing All a Heartwarming New Year! 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…
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A New Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer
A new British study, though not yet conclusive, provides a glimmer of hopeOvarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women. Jessica Tandy, Coretta Scott King, Dinah Shore and Gilda Radner were just a few of the prominent public figures whose lives were tragically cut short by the disease. SevenPonds features Monday Hearts for Madalene, an ongoing celebration of the life of Madalene Rodriguez, who passed away…
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‘Left Behind’: A Photo Series by Jennifer Loeber
A collection of juxtaposed photos paying tribute to an artist’s motherDeath isn’t an uncommon theme in artwork. This isn’t surprising, since death is something that informs much of our lives. It’s something we all must deal with and cope with — it is something we spend much of our life trying to understand. So it’s no wonder that artists often turn to death as a…
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How Should Caregivers Cope with Dementia? (Interview)
A hospice volunteer talks about what she has learned through her workToday, SevenPonds speaks with Linda Clark, a hospice volunteer at Journey Care in Illinois. As a volunteer, she assists patients with daily tasks and comforts family members who are coping with a relative’s terminal illness. Clark also contributes stories to the Windows Within Project, a hospice-sanctioned website that publishes stories from real hospice volunteers. The goal…
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Our Weekly Tip: Carry Your Loved One With You As Memorial Jewelry
Custom jewelry featuring remains of loved ones keeps the memories closeOur Tip of the Week: One of the great benefits of cremation is that you can carry the memory of your loved one — a person or pet — with you in a very tangible way. Memorial jewelry, popular in the Victorian era and still a highly valued concept by many, features cremains (ashes) or hair beautifully…
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“Rookery”
A collection of poetry that shows death in its most raw, beautiful formDeath can feel so ominous — so frightening — lurking in the corners of life with shadow cat’s eyes. I spent much of my younger life interpreting death as something terrible — something to be avoided and never talked about. Death was fanged and wicked and full of sorrow. But as I’ve grown from a…
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