• The “Nights of Grief & Mystery” 2023 World TourA palliative care icon and musician lead viewers into the mysteries of life, love and death

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    The “Nights of Grief & Mystery” 2023 World Tour
    A palliative care icon and musician lead viewers into the mysteries of life, love and death



  • ‘In Abstentia’A sister's reaction to the absence and presence of her brother in the belongings he left behind

    ‘In Abstentia’
    A sister’s reaction to the absence and presence of her brother in the belongings he left behind

    After the sudden and tragic death of their son, Joshua’s family turned their grief into a myriad of creative endeavors. Josh’s father Jimmy created a film for those recently bereaved […]

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  • What are some advice for cancer patients? (Interview)How doctors can make a killing keeping end-of-life patients "alive"

    What are some advice for cancer patients? (Interview)
    How doctors can make a killing keeping end-of-life patients “alive”

    This is an interview with an oncologist at a leading cancer treatment center in Tucson, Arizona. We will call him Doctor C. Aurora: What question do you most often receive […]

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  • Harry: “And I’m gonna be 40!” Sally: “When?” Harry: “Someday!”From 'When Harry Met Sally', written by Nora Ephron

    Harry: “And I’m gonna be 40!” Sally: “When?” Harry: “Someday!”
    From ‘When Harry Met Sally’, written by Nora Ephron

    In honor of the recently-passed writer, director, and actress, we recommend a weekend marathon of our favorite Nora Ephron films, stories to tug at your hearstrings and leave you with a […]

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  • “Notes for a Story of a Man who Will Not Die Alone,” by Dave EggersEggers' short story is an imagining of how one man flouts tradition and makes his death into a grand party

    “Notes for a Story of a Man who Will Not Die Alone,” by Dave Eggers
    Eggers’ short story is an imagining of how one man flouts tradition and makes his death into a grand party

    Dave Eggers is something of a San Francisco hometown hero, if literary figures can be heroes. His novels, including A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, are well-known and critically-acclaimed. He […]

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  • Nora Ephron Dies of Leukemia at 71
    Sad loss of a funny and talented woman and pioneering feminist

    I just heard Ms. Ephron passed away. I’ve always been such a great admirer of Nora’s. Being that we are gunning to launch our full website here at SevenPonds, I […]

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  • Children’s Grief Support
    Partners In Care help children and families express grief through art and therapy

    For over 20 years, central Oregon residents have been going to Partners In Care for healthcare support for everything from physical therapy to bereavement support. The agency offers a unique […]

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  • I’ll never leave, always just a dream away, a star that’s always watching, never turn away, we’ll never leave, always just a thought away, a candle always burning, never turn away the moon will hide, the tree will bend I’m right beside you, I’ll never turn away— Carly Simon, "Like a River"

    I’ll never leave, always just a dream away, a star that’s always watching, never turn away, we’ll never leave, always just a thought away, a candle always burning, never turn away the moon will hide, the tree will bend I’m right beside you, I’ll never turn away
    — Carly Simon, “Like a River”

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  • SevenPonds at Pride
    SevenPonds was proud to support San Francisco Pride 2012

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  • “Macbeth” by ShakespeareExamining the meaning of life in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

    “Macbeth” by Shakespeare
    Examining the meaning of life in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”

    One of my favorite Shakespeare plays is Macbeth, and what’s stuck with me the most over the years is the title character’s soliloquy about life, in the play’s final act. […]

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