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VIDEO: From life to death, beyond and back by Dr. Thomas Fleischmann

VIDEO: From life to death, beyond and back by Dr. Thomas Fleischmann
A TEDX Talk by Dr. Thomas Fleischmann Dr. Fleischmann sees dead people. Hundreds and thousands of them. To put it clearly, he has seen over 2,000 humans die. But also brought back to life. In his talk, he shares the near death experiences ("Nahtoderfahrungen") he witnessed as an emergency physician and tells ...
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VIDEO: A Good End of Life by Judy MacDonald Johnston

VIDEO: A Good End of Life by Judy MacDonald Johnston
A TEDX Talk by Judy MacDonald Johnston: Thinking about death is frightening, but planning ahead is practical and leaves more room for peace of mind in our final days. In a solemn, thoughtful talk, Judy MacDonald Johnston shares 5 practices for planning for a "good end of life." Judy MacDonald ...
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VIDEO: Don't Mean to Dwell on This Dying Thing

VIDEO: Don't Mean to Dwell on This Dying Thing
A TEDX by Rebecca Brown on The Discomfort With Death: Rebecca Brown challenges our American discomfort with death by sharing experiences from her work with hospitalized adolescents and young adults who are suffering or dying. She suggests that our "pornographic" relationship with death creates fear, anxiety, and loneliness for those ...
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VIDEO: 'Ask a Mortician' on Advance Directives and Why You Should Have One

VIDEO: 'Ask a Mortician' on Advance Directives and Why You Should Have One
We’re quick to have conversations about how we want to live our lives but steer away from the ones concerning how we’d like to prepare for them to end. We all deserve the chance to communicate our preferences in who handles our care and how we want to be treated ...
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Inside A Home Funeral

Inside A Home Funeral
Melissa Roberts Weidman, a hospice writer and administrator, recounts her experience with a home funeral. After the death of her best friends’ 22-year-old son, Weidman was asked to help arrange his home funeral. In the article, she describes the intimate details of preparing his body, as well as the emotions ...
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Fear, Death, and Pumpkins

Fear, Death, and Pumpkins
Last week, I'm Sorry to Hear was featured as the go-to source for at-need funeral planning on NPR's "The Pulse." In the hour-long segment, reporters touched on the growing appeal of Death Salons, Death Cafes, and featured "death-tech" companies in the Innovation segment. The whole broadcast is fascinating. Our interview ...
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The Difference Between a Coffin and a Casket

The Difference Between a Coffin and a Casket
How a Coffin and a Casket are Different The terms “coffin” and “casket” are often used interchangeably. However, contrary to popular belief, a coffin and a casket are not the same thing. While both a casket and a coffin serve the same general purpose, the difference between the two is ...
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What Is The Average Cost of a Funeral?

What Is The Average Cost of a Funeral?
Funerals are not one size fits all. They can be very simple affairs or full-service events with all the bells and whistles. The average costs of a full-service funeral in the USA is over $7,000, which does NOT include cemetery costs such as the plot, opening and closing of the ...
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FCA and CFA National Funeral Price Survey Results

FCA and CFA National Funeral Price Survey Results
October 15, 2015 JUST RELEASED NATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS: The Cost of Dying is Variable and Non-Transparent Press Teleconference Reveals New Data on Costs, Price Disclosures and Laws Which Fail to Protect Bereaved Consumers. The Full Press Release can be found here and is excerpted below. Washington, D.C. – "Today, the ...
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Consumer group survey: Funeral costs vary in Philly, but prices difficult to compare

Consumer group survey: Funeral costs vary in Philly, but prices difficult to compare
By Elana Gordon for WHYY Newsworks Determining the costs of funeral services can be really difficult in Philadelphia, according to a new survey from the Funeral Consumers Alliance and the Consumer Federation of America. Federal law mandates that funeral homes give price lists to consumers who walk in the door, but if you're ...
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