Tag: death

The Shocking Truth About Death!

In a recent New York Times article entitled Posting to Mourn a ‰Û÷Friend‰Ûª writer Ian Lovett wrote about how Facebook and Twitter Posts have contributed to a phenomenon of public mourning. The article notes that: “For much of the 20th century, this type of public mourning, even for loved ones,...

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Quality of Life at End of Life Can Be Aided by Palliative Care

Some terminally ill patients who receive palliative care live longer and with a better quality of life than those who receive standard medical care, a new report suggests. Researchers at Harvard Medical School evaluated the life expectancy and quality of life of roughly 150 patients with terminal lung cancers. They...

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Even Funeral Homes Understand the Experience

Did you catch the article about funeral home experiences in the NYT? Very interesting. Funeral directors are starting to understand that the experience even extends to the dead (and their love ones) as they customize the ultimate send off. Bike lovers pay an extra $200 or so to take their...

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