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How do ceremonies aid in the grieving process? (Interview)
Kristine Bentz is a Life Cycle Celebrant and Home Funeral Guide, certified by the Celebrant Foundation and Institute. She holds an M.S. in Public Service Management, with an emphasis in […]
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“Garden State”
Loss of mother leads to self-discovery in this quirky indie filmGarden State begins with protagonist Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff) being informed via phone message that his paraplegic mother has died after a tragic bathtub accident. The death serves as a […]
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“Making Toast”
The beautiful, tragic memoir tells the story of a grandfather losing his daughterIn his 2010 memoir, Making Toast, Roger Rosenblatt paints a beautiful portrait of what it means to lose someone too soon. After his daughter, Amy, dies suddenly of a rare […]
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Coachella Honoring the Dead
The music festival, Coachella honors our dead in quite the interesting and creative way.
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Advance Directives Let You Take Control at the End-of-Life
Do you know what kind of medical care you would want if you were too ill or injured to express your wishes? How do you ensure that your wishes — […]
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How to deal with loss of a loved one? (Interview)
When a child is diagnosed with a serious illness, a myriad of medical, physical, financial, psychological, and social issues are suddenly thrust on a family. While doctors and nurses are busy at work with medical treatments, these medical social workers stand by to field the psycho-social concerns of patients and their families.
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“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”
The Poignant Book About A Child Coping with the Loss of His Father Turned into a Poorly-Critiqued Film in 2011In the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, nine-year-old Oskar Schell has embarked on an urgent, secret mission that will take him through the five boroughs of New York. His goal […]
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