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Robin Williams Committed Suicide: In the Past, Would He Have Died In An Insane Asylum?
Perhaps we need to reconsider our approach to depressionIt’s hard for me to not write about suicide today. Robin Williams just committed suicide, grabbing our national attention, but for me it hits closer to home. You see my whole life, I’ve happily surrounded myself with creative types and so the art and science ones I love tend to suffer depression. It’s nothing I…
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“Touched By An Angel”
A beautiful funeral song inspired by the singer-songwriter’s belief in an angel awaiting us upon deathIn 2001, this gem of a song appeared in one of my favorite films, Sweet November, written and sung by the gifted Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac and solo fame. In Stevie Nicks’ own words, “Touched By An Angel” was written from a personal “poem about AIDS and about the angel that I do believe…
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Robin Williams: A Sad Death by Suicide
His publicist reports he had been suffering from depressionBeing that SevenPonds is located in San Francisco, the home of Robin Williams, we are incredibly saddened to hear the news of his suicide at the age of 63. We were aware he’d been suffering from depression for some time now. His publicist reports he died from asphyxiation. Robin Williams had been married three times over…
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What is the Worst Kind of Cancer? The Surgeon General Talks Terminal Illness
In an interview with Time, the Surgeon General Dr. Boris D. Lushniak illuminates why skin cancer is the worst kindActing Surgeon General Dr. Boris D. Lushniak says that despite the general decline of many kinds of cancers in America, that there is one citizens need to be more diligent in preventing: skin cancer. “In the last 35 years, we’ve seen a tripling of the number of cases of melanomas in this country,” he states,…
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Monday Hearts for Madalene
Page Hodel creates the most beautiful hearts in an ongoing celebration of loveRemembering the Heart of Summer! 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.”…
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Smithsonian Artist Captures Images of Dried Tears
Rose-Lynn Fisher saw tears of “grief, joy, laughter and irritation” in extreme detail through her photo seriesSmithsonian photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher just revealed her new project, which is titled “Topography of Tears.” Celebrated for her mind-blowing, microscopic images of honeybees, this photo series is a collection of, yes, tears—tears from over 100 volunteers that were also captured on a microscopic level. It’s an honest project and one that is more important than…
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Our Weekly Tip: A Memory in Bloom Memorial Idea
Create a beautiful portrait of your mother for a memorial ceremony with flowers or jewelryWith a bit of Instagram browsing, we came across this artist’s series of beautiful flower and jewelry portraits. They’re light, lovely and the perfect centerpiece to set a positive and loving memory mood for your mother’s funeral or memorial. Here’s suggestions on making one: 1) Stock Up on the Craft Supplies:Thick paper (watercolor thickness will do), a…
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When A Daughter Has Had More Than Enough of Her Father – Even in Death
We reprint a New York Times story from the Metropolitan Diary ColumnDear Diary: My sister and I were tending plants at her Manhattan community garden when a woman approached and asked whether the ashes of her recently deceased father might be spread in the garden. Before my sister had a chance to reply, the woman, clearly exasperated, handed over a rumpled paper bag, saying: “Here, please…
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Pancakes for the Departed: A Russian Death Tradition
We go to table to uncover the symbolism behind the traditional Russian funeral meal of pancakes or “blini”The ringing of Orthodox Church bells, black bread and vodka galore – they’re the archetypal images of a Russian funeral. But there’s one element of the traditional ceremony that might surprise Americans: the Russian funeral pancake, otherwise known as “blini.” But there’s one element of the traditional ceremony that might surprise Americans: the Russian funeral…
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