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And the Winner of Our First Annual End of Life Charity Giveback is...

First of all, welcome to the new “Helping You Through” blog! As part of the relaunch of EndofLifeInsights.com, we’ve also redesigned and relaunched our blogs. Please be sure to update your links! And...

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Presidential Funeral Trivia - On Abraham Lincoln's 200th Birthday

In Celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday this month, and President’s Day, Here are some little know presidential funeral facts:Andrew Jackson’s parrot had to be removed from his funeral...

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A Valentine's Day Message from Ben Stein to His Late Wife

Ben Stein, former comedian and now political analyst on a multitude of shows taped this Valentine tribute to his wife for the CBS Sunday Morning Show. Although it is dated 2008, the message of love and...

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Night Funeral in Harlem - by Langston Hughes

In Celebration of Black History Month, here is a poem written by Langston Hughes (1902-1967). Enjoy this beautiful poem, and post your comments below.Night Funeral In Harlem by Langston HughesNight...

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National Healthcare Decisions Day

Do you have your advanced directives in place? Do you know what an advanced directive is? April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day and it refers to a living will and a healthcare power of...

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Kicking the Bucket and Buying the Farm

I recently saw an article citing the origins of some of the most common phrases we all use. It got me wondering about the origins of some of the euphemisms we use surrounding death. Although a little...

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Die Hard Soccer Fans

What separates a soccer fan from a die-hard soccer fan? A grave location. The German fans of the Bundesliga Club in Hamburg, Germany can be buried within ear shot of the stadium they loved. With room...

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Contributions for Your Favorite Charity - Nominate Your Charity in the Comments

I got this idea a few weeks ago reading my Real Simple magazine and an article on how people give back over the holidays. One reader wrote that she has a charity giveaway on her blog. Great idea! So...

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Cyber Monday

You’ve probably heard of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when “crazy” people get up at 4am to get a good deal on a present, (the rest of us are in a “Turkey Coma” at 4am the day after...

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Favorite Foods Dinner

I read a fantastic article, “Honor Your Loved One’s Memory with a Favorite Foods Dinner” from the Grief Digest Quarterly Magazine. Although born out of a family tragedy, the author, Harriet Hodgson,...

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Redefining Dead

Historically the definition of “dead” was important to make certain no one was buried alive. Today it’s important because transplant surgeons need to know when they can take your organs. A recent...

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DORA Division of Insurance Alleges Neptune Society Used Bait and Switch

The following is a Colorado Division of Insurance Press Release dated October 3, 2008. To read a PDF of the complaint filed against the Neptune Society scroll down to the end and click on the link....

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Resting in Peace Through Hurricane Season

Once while giving an exam on disaster management I asked my students to number in importance, 1-5 the steps that should be taken after a disaster. I wanted to know that they understood the concept that...

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Pre-Need Funeral Fraud

The funeral industry seems to have a constant stream of pre-need fraud examples in the press. On September 11th the Colorado Division of Insurance and the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) added...

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The Pentagon Memorial Dedication

I don’t know why, but for some reason this September 11th anniversary was extra sad to me, I had a lump in throat all morning. Perhaps it was because of that solemn and symbolic memorial ceremony I...

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Cremation Mercury Issue Not Going Away in Minnesota

I’ve written several blogs on mercury being released during cremation from dental amalgams. I’ve made no apologies for my position on supporting decedent rights on the issue that they should not have...

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The Olympic Spirit

As a person who normally goes to bed between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, the Olympic schedule is taking its toll on my sleeping patterns. Every morning I walk the halls of the college needing toothpicks in my...

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Helping Your Friends Through Tragic and Sudden Loss

If you had a friend whose mother died of cancer and daughter died in a car accident would your respond in the same manner, probably not. I started thinking about this after the recent loss of a family...

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Finding Relief After a Death?

I have talked with countless people who have felt a relief when their loved one died. Relief their loved one was no longer in pain, relief that they didn’t have to visit that nursing home anymore and...

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Is Nothing Sacred Anymore

The short answer to the question, “Is nothing sacred anymore?” is a sad, “No.” Not even our dead are sacred. In the 1800’s doctors and anatomists stole bodies from graves to learn more about the human...

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