Angel Gowns offer comfort to grieving families.
Not long ago a colleague sent me an article about an organization that recycles wedding gowns into spectacular burial dresses fit for an angel. The ...
Category: Life & Death
Digital Dying Weekly News: 3/20/2015
Inspirational words about life from a nonagenarian, news that Tim Cook tried to donate his liver to Steve Jobs, and the death of renown author Terry ...
Death and dying in the digital age. How our approach to grief is changing.
Death and dying and how we approach grief has always been a very personal matter. But times are changing. The explosion of social media has ...
5 moving, beautiful essays about death and dying.
Reading about death can be heart wrenching, uplifting, sad, and inspiring all at the same time. When we read what others have to say about ...
Organic burial pods or how to become a tree when you die.
How would you like to become a tree when you die? An Italian group is trying to give you that option with their unique take ...
Mr. Dukes goes to the beach. Zhenia Bulawka shares the story.
Zhenia Bulawka’s dog, Mr. Dukes, recently lost his life to mast cell cancer. The two had been buddies for nearly 10 years. As Zhenia realized ...
Talking about death and dying in the African American community
It's never easy to talk about death and dying. Unfortunately, putting off the conversation about what you want to happen when you die can leave ...
March Awareness Days, Weeks & Months
Each month, awareness groups from around the world set aside days, weeks, or months to recognize worthwhile medical conditions, syndromes, diseases, or other important causes. ...
Fish in the Dark: Larry David brings death to Broadway.
Fish in the Dark, a new play written and starring Larry David, officially opens at New York's Cort Theater on Tuesday, March 3rd. The story is ...
A Will for the Woods: A Documentary About Honoring Death and the Earth
Update: A Will for the Woods is now available for online streaming through PBS.org. Click here to go to the video site.
Japan embraces robot dog funerals.
Japanese owners of a beloved AIBO robot dog which is broken beyond repair now have the option of holding a robot dog funeral. Odd as it ...
Oliver Sacks on learning he will die.
Oliver Sacks is a physician, best-selling author, and professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine. The British-born physician, scientist, and author has amassed ...
Sultan the Police Dog: Goodbye to two brave K-9s.
The use of trained dogs in police work dates back to ancient times. Today, we find K9s used as an integral part of the police ...
PBS’s Frontline series to air Being Mortal, a documentary on end-of-life care
PBS will air Frontline: Being Mortal tonight, Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 at 10pm EST. The special will air again on Sunday, February 15, 2015. We ...
Give makesafehappen.com a second chance.
Nationwide’s makesafehappen.com Super Bowl commercial (aka “The Boy Who Will Never Grow Up”) was one the most talked about subjects following the big game. In ...
