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“Dying Wish”
Documentary about a dying doctor’s decision to stop eating and drinking and die with grace.In 2007, retired surgeon Michael Miller was dying of end-stage cancer and was determined to avoid the extended pain of the end-of-life process that awaited him. He had decided years earlier that if the effects of his cancer became too much to handle, he would cease eating and drinking in order to usher in a…
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“Death: It’s a Living” by CNBC
CNBC schedules a one-hour special “Death: It’s a Living”Tonight at 9pm ET/PT, CNBC is doing their first one-hour special documentary that takes an in-depth look at death as an industry. In our society, the funeral industry business remains largely a mystery, and we hope CNBC’s “Death: It’s a Living” will demystify and uncover the ins-and-outs of this one-of-a-kind business. The documentary will closely investigate cemeteries and…
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Help Promote the Stories of a Girl Who Lost Her Battle with Cancer
Julie Forward DeMay’s touching memoir needs a little promotional boost from the blogosphere.Tomorrow, January 31st is IndiesForward day – a special blogging event dedicated to spreading the legacy of Julie Forward DeMay and her touching memoir, The Cell War Notebooks. What would you do when faced with a battle for your life? Author, photographer and creative spirit Julie Forward DeMay took on her fight with cervical cancer like…
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Letter from SevenPonds’ reader
SevenPonds’ reader Cindy Garner expressed her thoughts on a new reality TV show, “Best Funeral Ever”We recently did a blog post on Best Funeral Ever, a TV show based in Dallas, Texas. One of our readers, Cindy Garner, expressed her opinion on the show: “I watched it last Sunday night and, although the families seemed to be on board and happy about the personalized ‘life celebration’ put on by this…
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“Epitaph on William Muir”
Robert Burns’s “Epitaph on William Muir” offers a sweet final farewellWritten for a good friend of his, “Epitaph on William Muir,” by Robert Burns, is everything an epitaph should be: it conveys love and reverence, and shows hope for Muir, rather than pessimism. It’s brief, but still meaningful: An honest man here lies at rest As e’er God with his image blest; The friend of man,…
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The “Unity” of Life and Death
Jay DeFoe’s masterpiece, “The Rose,” brings two opposite concepts togetherPhoto Credit: abstract-art.com “Death has kind of a negative connotation,” artist Jay DeFeo once said when speaking of her life’s major work, The Rose. She wanted the piece to represent the “unity” of life and death, not merely death. Completed over an eight-year period, from 1958 to 1966, the painting is composed of nearly two…
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What are the Responsibilities of a Chaplain? (Interview)
A spiritual care professional in the medical setting tells about her work and experienceReverend Lana S. Sandahl is Hospital Chaplain at Kaiser Permanente, South San Francisco Medical Center. She works in the Spiritual Care Department, providing counseling, spiritual guidance, comfort and advice to those facing end-of-life, intense trauma or life-limiting illness. She sat down with SevenPonds and told us about her work. Antal: Begin by telling us a…
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“Truth & Beauty”
A remarkable book about friendship, love, life, and deathI rarely make it through an entire book without leaving a few notes and dog-earing a couple pages, but by the end of Truth & Beauty, I was surprised to find every page unmarked and unbent. I picked up the book and once I started, I couldn’t put it down. I was mesmerized by Patchett’s…
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One Day You Will Be Dead
A quirky and inspiring comic to remind you to enjoy your life.Comic by Saturday Morning Breakfast
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