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Part of my Girlhood Memory Dies
Barbie doll co-creator Elliot Handler passes at 95As if it were yesterday, I am standing in front of my Grandmother’s house when my Aunt Loraine hands me my first Barbie doll in a long, clear box. She’s […]
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Tobi Kahn Creates Art to Make the End of Life Beautiful
The artist creates work to bring beauty to the end of life, inspired by the loss of his mother.Tobi Kahn, now 58, gave his mother a hand-made gift for her birthday every year throughout his life. They started as the sentimental hand-drawings of a child, but burgeoned into […]
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Amy Winehouse Found Dead in her London Flat
Soul singer’s death at 27 still “unexplained”Singer Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her London flat. She was 27 years old. The cause of death is yet “unexplained”, according to authorities, but sources suspect it […]
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What is Green Burial? (Interview)
The Green Burial Council founder talks standards, sustainability, and the futureJoe Sehee comes from a background of social justice as a Jesuit minister while his wife, Juliette Sehee, worked as an advocate for the environment. About a decade ago, they […]
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“Physics of the Future”
Renowned Physicist Predicts, By the Year 2100, Human Beings May Live ForeverPredicting the future has always been tricky. Yet everyone, from a working family, to the Harvard School of Business, to the FBI, has probably given it a try at one […]
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Psychotherapy at the End of Life Helps Patients and Grieving Families
End-of-life patients pass on their memories and knowledge to families through the process of dignity therapy.A study at University of Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada, has tested an addition to the approach to end-of-life care for terminally-ill patients that seems to greatly increase a patient’s quality of life […]
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From “Song of Myself”
– by Walt WhitmanThe spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering. I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my […]
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Nadine Jarvis Challenges Traditional Approach to Cremation
The artist’s thought-provoking approach to the grieving process through the application of cremation remainsNadine Jarvis has turned the concept of the cremation vessel on its head with her Rest in Pieces, Birdfeeder, and pencil box projects. All of the projects utilize cremation ashes […]
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What is End-of-Life Planning? (Interview)
No Time Like the Present: Get your Affairs in Order Today!Dedicated to helping people prepare for end of life, Sally Shannon is an uplifting life coach, organizer, and home funeral guide. She is a member of the San Francisco Home […]
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