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Japan’s Hotel for the Dead
With the cremation rate in Japan at almost one hundred percent and the country’s death rate on the rise, it’s no surprise that the country faces the challenge of overcrowded […]
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“Queen of Disco” Donna Summer is Dead
A generation that “loves to love you baby” bids her farewellAmerican singer and songwriter Donna Summer, a.k.a. LaDonna Adrian Gaines, died today in Florida. The cause of death was cancer; she had been battling both lung and breast cancer. There […]
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Taking Control of the End-of-Life
In her latest release Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age, Susan Jacoby offers a critique of the “new old age” — the belief that […]
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“A Mother’s Lament”
Robert Burns’s poem conveys a mother’s perspective on the loss of her sonYesterday was Mother’s Day, and whether you were fortunate enough to get to spend time with yours or were perhaps laying flowers on her grave, I hope you took the […]
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In Honor of All of Our Mothers
Read about the real Seven Ponds. Read our founder’s story about her mom and grandmother. Visit our gift suggestions for a mom who is healing from a loss.
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Memorial Poems for Mother’s Day
Your Mother is Always With You – Deborah R Culver Your mother is always with you… She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street. She’s […]
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How to help children cope with death? (Interview)
We interview Patricia Murphy, co-founder and director of Josie’s Place in San Francisco, which offers support to grieving children and their parents.
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Die$mart, by Kathy Lane and Christine Hughes
A book exploring the hidden costs of life, death, and everything in betweenSevenPonds reviews Kathy Lane and Christine Hughes’ helpful planning guide Die$mart.
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