MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cemetery'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:38:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883846&cid=t_125132_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F05%2F30%2Fon-memorial-day-remember-the-mothers-children-wives-and-lovers-too%2F [originally published by Politics Daily in 2010; reposting for Memorial Day 2011] Mary McHugh on her fiance's grave, Memorial Day 2007 The famous photograph of Mary McHugh prostrated on the grave of her late fiance, James Regan, was taken by photojournalist John Moore three years ago. It could have been yesterday. Arlington Cemetery’s Section 60 is where military service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan lie. The place still makes the news — the superintendent, John Metzler Jr., just resigned — but for most Americans, Section 60 is not a place to talk of scandal or mismanagement. It’s a place to remember, a place to mourn. On a Getty Images blog, John Moore wrote: You watch a mother kiss her son’s tombstone. Two soldiers put flowers and a cold beer next to th... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883846 Mon, 30 May 2011 07:01:45 +0100 4883846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3757836&cid=t_125132_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fflush-down-your-dead-eco-friendly-or-awful%2F photo: Thinkstock Swirling down into the sewage system has traditionally been a burial ritual reserved for goldfish, but undertakers in Belgium think humans should go to the same place. They’ve developed a system of converting deceased bodies into a mineral ash and liquid, and then adding the remains to the sewage system to make their way towards the water processing plants to be recycled. The undertakers claim that the method is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than using polluting crematoria or using acres of land for cemeteries. Apparently the process is already approved for use in Maine, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, and Maryland. We find the idea incredibly disturbing, to say the least. Not to go against our greener sides or anything, but really? The sewer? We c... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3757836 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:47:18 +0100 3757836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3618050&cid=t_125132_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F01%2Fwar-casualties-and-the-emptiness-left-behind%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. War Casualties and the Emptiness Left Behind. The first reply to my post “On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too” was from a high school teacher. She remembered Sgt. Ronald Kubik, one of the soldiers featured in the story. She had him in her English class. Sgt. Ronald Kubik, 1988-2010 A month ago Kubik died in Afghanistan. His teacher wrote: “It seems like yesterday that I taught him, but in reality, 7 years have passed since the last day of his freshman year. Ron’s passing has really hit me hard. I might not have seen him in over 4 years (he always stopped by to visit even after he moved and graduated) but I am still having difficulty coming to terms with his untimely death.” I don&#8217... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3618050 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:11:57 +0100 3618050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3612038&cid=t_125132_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F05%2F29%2Fon-memorial-day-remember-the-mothers-children-wives-and-lovers-too%2F Katherine Cathey, playing songs her husband liked. Photo by Todd Heisler. My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too. The famous photograph of Mary McHugh prostrated on the grave of her late fiance, James Regan, was taken by photo journalist John Moore three years ago. It could have been yesterday. Arlington Cemetery’s Section 60 is where military service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan lie. The place still makes the news — the superintendent, John Metzler Jr., just resigned — but for most Americans, Section 60 is not a place to talk of scandal or mismanagement. It’s a place to remember, a place to mourn. On a Getty Images blog, John Moore wrote: You watch a mother kiss her son’s tombstone. ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3612038 Sun, 30 May 2010 03:48:45 +0100 3612038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576576&cid=t_125132_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fa-virtual-cemetery-in-your-pocket%2F Everything and I mean everything seems to be virtual and wireless these days - including, thanks to this iPhone application,  even cemeteries. I’m not too sure what to make of it really. The Pocket Cemetery lets you create virtual memories using cusomizable tombstones and cemetery plots with pictures, bios, and favorite memories. And it doesn’t have to be just for your family. You can memorialize anyone, including celebrities and pets. You can even put virtual flowers and personalized messages can be placed on graves. Given that family members are often spread around the world and can‘t always get home, this might not be such a bad idea. . According to creator Wayne Perry, fans of Michael Jackson also think it’s a good idea. He’s received numerous requests for pre-release versi... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576576 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:40:19 +0100 2576576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1116708&cid=t_125132_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F206419343%2F On Christmas, just before noon, my family goes to the cemetery. With flowers in the trunk, we go up the winding paths (the cemetery is located in the Oakland hills), and up almost to the top to where there’s a slope that looks west towards the Pacific. “From here,” my father said to me in 1975, “Yeh-Yeh can see all the way back to China.” Yeh-Yeh was my father’s father, Charlie Chew—yes, Charlie was named after him. He died in 1975 when I was six years old and I still remember how my grandmother, Ngin-Ngin, keened and wailed at his wake and funeral, and how it rained and rained, and how high the pile of flowers—wreaths and fancy displays on green posts—was atop his gravesite in the rain. My older cousins admonished me not to smile and... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1116708 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 08:21:19 +0100 1116708