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A True Story: Our Year Long Journey Preparing for Loss
Matt’s wife was pregnant and dying of cancer.In 2003, author and actor Matt Croke’s wife Lisa saw her mother diagnosed with cancer. In 2005, shortly after the birth of Matt and Lisa’s second daughter, Lisa discovered the […]
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“The End”
Songs to guide you through a loss, to play at a funeral, or to enjoy on your own“The End,” one of the Doors’ most famous, and impenetrable songs, in its final stanzas, reveals itself as a song on death. Immortalized in Francis Ford Coppola’s viciously brutal war […]
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“Elegy”
Natasha Trethewey’s poem offers her take on death, and so much moreAccording to this article in The Atlantic, Natasha Trethewey’s “Elegy” for her father is not actually about death. As the author states, “…what’s being elegized is…a kind of loss between […]
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Lovely Email Letters
Another very special email from a new SevenPonds fan!Dear Readers, I confess it’s been a while since I posted an email from a new fan. We receive many emails every week from those around the world who have […]
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“Tomorrow Is Another Day”
Mathieu Lehanneur’s unique design inspires meditations on both life and deathFrench designer Mathieu Lehanneur has come up with a way to “see” the future: well, sort of. His art piece, “Tomorrow Is Another Day,” is a round, hanging projector that […]
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What Is an Ombudsman? (Interview)
Ombudsmen in San Francisco face many challenges in their mission to protect residents of long-term care facilitiesBenson Nadell is Program Director of the San Francisco Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. Long-term care ombudsmen are tasked with monitoring the quality of life at licensed LTC facilities, a tall […]
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“Patch Adams”
How did the real Patch Adams feel about the Robin Williams movie?Based on the real-life story of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams, this 1998 film begins with Adams (Robin Williams) committing himself to a mental institution after contemplating suicide. While there, Adams […]
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“Stop worrying about the world ending today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”
-Charles M. SchulzPhoto Credit: Orange County Archives Flickr
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“Nobody Wants to See a Clown in Pain”
Anthony Griffith made people laugh for a living, while suffering the ultimate heartbreakComedic actor Anthony Griffith was riding the final wave of the comedy boom in 1990 with three coveted appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He did all this while […]
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