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“Perhaps the World Ends Here”
A poem by Joy Harjo that uses the metaphor of a kitchen table to speak to the fullness of life and beyondThe world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. So it has been since creation, and it will go on. We chase chickens or dogs away from it. Babies teethe at the corners. They scrape their knees…
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GetSetUp Classes for Older Adults Boost Connection
States are partnering with online platform GetSetUp to provide classes to seniorsLoneliness can be a challenge for elderly adults — never more so than now, after more than a year of pandemic-related social distancing measures. Recently, some U.S. states have been turning to online learning platform GetSetUp to improve connection and independence among their elder populations. The online community, which includes more than 650,000 older…
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“Who By Fire”
The legendary songwriter showcases his densely packed poetry on this modern retelling of a Hebrew prayerLeonard Cohen spent a career lending his poetic sensibilities to the subjects of death, life and the hereafter. Some of his songs memorialize real figures, such as “It Seems So Long Ago Nancy,” which commemorates a friend and Montreal native who died by suicide. Others were more abstract or at least focused on fictionalized characters,…
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Exhibit at President Lincoln’s Cottage Explores Child Loss
The exhibit reflects on Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s tragic losses as well as modern experiences of griefWhen Abraham Lincoln’s third son, Willie, died of what was likely typhoid fever at just 11 years old, Abraham and his wife Mary were devastated. They had already lost their second son, Eddie, to illness when he was only 4. This tragic loss would double their burden — one they would now have to bear…
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“WandaVision”
Disney’s first post-Endgame spinoff explores the emotional depth of love and loss like nothing the MCU has seen before“WandaVision” is … weird. Well, as weird as a media powerhouse like Disney has been willing to get with its cash-cow of Marvel films and series thus far. The departure from the superhero norm the House of Mouse itself created has boded well for the spin-off series since it launched on Disney+ on January 15,…
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FEMA Is Now Offering Funeral Expenses Reimbursement for COVID-19 Deaths
The government agency is offering up to $9,000 toward funeral expenses, but be prepared to waitHow to pay for funeral expenses is usually the last thing on the mind of someone who’s recently lost a loved one. However, it is a practical task that everyone who prepares to say goodbye to a family member who has died must do. During this past year of substantial loss, many dealt with sudden,…
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Americans Are More Open to End-of-Life Conversations
New study finds that U.S. adults are more willing to discuss end-of-life options since the advent of COVID-19Despite the fact that the only certainty in life is death, human beings have long found ways to deny this blatant truth. People in the U.S., among other high-income countries, have been particularly shielded from confronting death by the fact that it is hidden away in hospitals, care homes or institutions — and, to the…
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Remains of Child Victims in MOVE Bombing Unaccounted for by Penn Museum, Princeton
A Philadelphia museum is facing controversy over its handling of human remains believed to belong to victims of the infamous 1985 bombingOver 35 years after the Philadelphia police department dropped a bomb on its own citizens, the whereabouts of the remains of two victims is unknown. The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology had been the home of the remains for decades. But local news outlet Billy Penn reported on April 22, 2021, that…
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“Easier”
An early 2000s ballad shares the pain of losing a sibling with the hope that time will ease the hurtLong before her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” fame, Kandi Burruss made a name for herself in music. She was part of the iconic girl group Xscape and also released two solo albums. The song “Easier” is from her first album, “Hey Kandi,” which was released in 2000. The incomparable Faith Evans lends her voice as…
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