Deep Something

A Last Wish

November 24, 2008 B. John 255 Views 0 Comments Caring, death, dying, giving, Homeless

But that we all cared this much about one another.

Frontline-The Undertaking

October 31, 2007 B. John 216 Views 0 Comments death, dying, Frontline, Funeral Homes, funerals, PBS, Undertakers

I watched most of an excellent and touching Frontline episode last night on PBS. It was called The Undertaking. Thomas Lynch is a writer and poet in a small town in Michigan, and he’s also a funeral director. His family has been caring for the dead in his hometown for three generations. Given my background, this certainly caught my attention. I was not disappointed.

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Can One Literally Die From Laughter?

November 17, 2005September 29, 2018 B. John 332 Views cardiac, cardio, death, die, dying, fun, Humor, laughing, laughter, medicine

It’s certainly possible to die while laughing — probably by choking on something. But I was unable to find any documented evidence of someone literally “laughing to death.”