Death & Dying

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Death & Dying Lenses

featured lens Take a Trip Underground to Visit The Catacombs....and the Dead

Far beneath the city streets of Paris lies the bone remains of more than 6 million people, in an elaborate labyrinth of passages, tunnels and corridors. It is a place of mystery, of intrigue, of history and of death. One can easily get lost or diso...

featured lens Coffins of the Ga tribe in Ghana

On the coast of Ghana, the Ga tribe approach death in an interesting way.  A funeral is a time to both mourn and celebrate life.  The coffins they create, therefore, are brightly colored, elaborate and festive.  Often called "fant...

featured lens Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, was established during the American Civil War.  It sits just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.  Arlington is an American military cemetery which acts as the final resting pla...

featured lens Truely Bizarre Graves

Cemeteries are often a place of sadness.  You go to a cemetery for a funeral or to visit a loved one.  But, have you ever gone to a cemetery just to walk around, on a bright sunny day, when you are happy?  You will see graves that peek...

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Comfortdoc

Thank you for starting a group for Death and Dying. This was going to be the next topic that I tackled after creating the Grief and Loss Club group.

Posted September 09, 2007

The Loss of a Baby

featured lens Helping Others Through Miscarriage

Miscarriage happens in about 25% of pregnancies (most very early on and un-noticed), yet it is rarely mentioned or discussed. This lens outlines my experience with the horrible world of miscarriage and what useful suggestions I have for friends and f...

featured lens Bereavement Photography for Dying Babies

There are several organizations that help to ease the grief of NICU Parents and other parents by taking professional photographs of dying newborns. Photographs create a tangible reminder of the brief moments shared between parent and child. Offering...

featured lens My NICU Baby is Dying: Now What?

This lens is developed to support the 1,000's of NICU Parents each year who must face the difficult realization that their NICU baby will not be discharged to home because their NICU baby is dying. Each year nearly 30,000 infants die in the United St...

featured lens My NICU Baby has Died: Now What?

Many parents consider the loss of a child to be the highest level of loss. The information on the site cannot take away the intense pain and sorrow you are feeling. Instead I offer information, resources and support that others who have been in simil...

Comfort

featured lens Music Thanatology - Music as Therapy at the End of Life

Music Thanatology is the practice of using music to comfort, calm and relieve the suffering of someone in the final stages of life; it is using music to ease the passage of someone who is terminally ill or dying. Since Music has been a part of my lif...

featured lens Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep - A Poem, A Song and A Book to Comfort

This lens is dedicated to the favorite bereavement poem, "Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep" words of sympathy that have brought comfort to many since it was written. This beloved poem has also been put to music as a stirring song and most...

featured lens How To Know You Are Going To Heaven

Many people don't know that the Bible gives us a way to have assurance of our place in heaven.  God loves us and has a perfect plan for us. 

featured lens How to Cope with Loss and Grief - Healthy Coping Strategies

When faced with a loss, crisis or life-changing event, you are suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar world, one that can be frightening and unsettling. Knowing how to make it through the first few days or hours can help. This lens offers articles and re...

Remembering

featured lens Worldwide Candle Lighting - December 14, 2008

Every year, since 1997, on the second Sunday in December The Compassionate Friends (TCF) hold a Worldwide Candle Lighting in memory of all children who have died too soon. On this day people around the world are encouraged to light a candle to so th...

featured lens Remember September Mail Art Project

This Creative, Commemorative Mail Art Project was developed by Gail Ellspermann in 2002 as a way for people to remember those who had died on September 11, 2001. Through the use of art, participants are encouraged to express their feelings and refl...

featured lens Anniversary Reaction - When Remembering Isn't Always a Happy Occasion

Coping with the anniversary of the death of a loved one, the loss of a public figure, dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina or the national trauma of September 11, 2001 can be difficult for the family, the friends...

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