Archive for January, 2011
Webcasting Killed the Funeral Star
30, Jan 2011For the Funeral Too Distant, Mourners Gather on the Web Laura M. Holson, The New York Times (January 25, 2011) Webcast funerals reach more friends and family members and reflect the fact that people are living more and more online. In January 2010, Meg posted some articles and a video about webcasting funeral services. Now, [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Technology|Death + the Web|Funeral Industry
- Tags: funerals, video, webcasting
Guard and Reserve Suicides Up
22, Jan 2011The Army released final year-end statistics on Wednesday indicating a 24% increase in Guard and Reserve deaths last year. You can read the announcement here. While the Army is seeing a slight decrease in the number of active duty suicides, the 24% increase in Army reservists and National Guard deaths is a jump that Army [...]
- By: Kim
- In: Suicide
- Tags: soldier suicide
Discussing End-of-Life with Jane Brody
21, Jan 2011Personal Health: Keep Your Voice, Even at the End of Life Jane E. Brody, The New York Times (January 18, 2011) Here is a quick follow-on article to the recent post on End-of-Life discussions in the American medical system. Jane Brody, of the New York Times, has been writing for some time about the importance [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + the Law|Death Ethics
- Tags: assisted dying, bioethics, death with dignity
Happy Homecoming for Widow Who Lived with Corpses Authorities found out and took the embalmed corpses away. She is having a mausoleum built on her property to get them back. Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press (January 04, 2011) A quick update on the July story about 91-year-old Jean Stevens in Pennsylvania. Stevens, many people will recall, [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial|Death + Crime|Death + the Law
- Tags: corpse abuse, living with the dead
Brain$…Brain$…Brain$
16, Jan 2011Donate Your Brain, Save a Buck Gary Stix, Scientific American (January 4, 2011) Hard times are making tissue donation more appealing The Great Recession changed the way many people live—and its repercussions appear to be altering how some people choose to die. At least two prominent tissue banks have seen an increase in the number [...]
- By: John
- In: Death + Technology|Death + the Economy
- Tags: bioethics, funerals