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The Timing of Death
Finding Meaning in the MysteryJoin SevenPonds each month as Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN offers practical hands-on guidance in an attempt to demystify the dying process. An RN since 1976, Tani has been working to empower […]
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Our Monthly Tip: Plan a Secret Santa Gift Exchange to Commemorate a Loved One
Provide the opportunity for guests to share memories and mementos in keeping with the holiday spiritThe holiday season can be especially poignant when it coincides with remembering a loved one who has passed, but it also offers a meaningful opportunity to celebrate their life in […]
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Farewell Vessels
My husband’s mysterious death and the beautiful ways we chose to healThis is Stacy’s story, as told by Aurora Wells, about navigating the loss of her husband, who drowned in lake Huron. Our “Opening Our Hearts” stories are based on people’s real-life […]
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20 Quotes on The Nature and Meaning of Death
A collection of thoughtful reflections on mortality, legacy, and the mystery of what lies beyondDeath is a subject most of us hope to avoid—though none of us will be entirely successful at this evasion. It is, however, a moving, though stern teacher, admonishing us […]
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Our Monthly Tip: Is There Anything as Enchanting as the Meaning of Flowers?
Today an old fashioned nosegay is a new way of offering sympathy flowersI’ve always had a fascination with the meaning of flowers. Back in the Victorian days each flower had a meaning attached as a form of expressive comunication. Flowers were offered in dainty, informal, […]
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“Life and Death in the Ancient World” at the Tampa Museum of Art
400 ancient objects show that the people of the past were much like us — they lived and died and hoped to be rememberedMask of Father of Comedy Terracotta sculpture; Syria; Hellenistic period, ca. 2nd-1st cent. BCE. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Knight Zewadski to be shared jointly with the Michael C. Carlos […]
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Mike Egan, a Visual Artist and Funeral Director, Tackles the Poetry and Reality of Death Through Art
Becoming a funeral director served as “a stepping stone” for Egan, an artist who places death at the center of his work and helps his audience find closureAs an artist and funeral director, Mike Egan has a unique perspective on death.image credit: Mike Egan First inspired by the oeuvre of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the tattooed Pittsburgh native depicts death as colorful […]
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Stanford Medicine Scientists Discover One Way to Possibly Predict Mortality
People with “young brains” outlive “old-brained” peersOne of the latest studies exploring longevity and the science of aging has led to a Stanford-based team of researchers developing a blood-based indicator of the age of our organs. […]
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