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Help for Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Stillbirths and miscarriages are one of the most painful experiences for families expecting a new child in their lives. Approximately 26,000 stillbirths occur in the United States every year - on average, 1 in 115 births. Governments in the United States, Canada, Australia and Italy have formally recognized the annual date of October 15th to observe International Pregnancy and Infant[...]
Frank and Herbie - A Little Love Story
For five decades Frank Knight protected Herbie from disease and from a life of becoming someone's furniture. Herbie, as Frank affectionately nicknamed him, was a 217 year old elm tree. Frank, who graduated with a degree in forestry, was a pulpwood and timber dealer, who in 1956, volunteered to be the Town of Yarmouth, Maine's tree warden. As tree warden it was Frank's job to protect[...]
When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone
"In six weeks' time, I will be dead, I will be cremated, but it is an extraordinary experience." This is how Philip Gould begins his film When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone, a soul-searching chronicle of thoughts and emotions during his last two weeks of life.He shares his thoughts and insights as he confronts his impending death from oesophageal cancer. When he stands on his grave[...]
Even Death Couldn't Stop One Man From Making a Difference in People's Lives
There's a saying that goes, "Actions speak louder than words"; there's also another saying that says, "You can tell the worth of a person not by what they own, but by the generosity they bestow onto others". This is even more the case with a Kentucky man whose last wishes after death were to[...]
72 Years Together: Couple Died Holding Hands
This story sounds like the movie The Notebook, because there are so many similarities. One huge difference. The Notebook wasn't real. This story is.Norma and Gordon Yeager had been married for 72 years. Ninety-year-old Norma and 94-year-old Gordon Yeager met while Norma was still in high school and Gordon was working at the Chevrolet Garage in State Center, Iowa. On May 26, 1939,[...]
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