http://dying.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-14T15:50:47Z Tue, 14 May 2013 15:50:47 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/21/when-will-the-last-wwii-vet-die.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/2/2/-/-/DEAD_SOLDIER.jpg" alt="Dead soldier in casket" /></p> <p>Of the more than 16 million members of America's "Greatest Generation" who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, approximately 1.4 million were still alive as of November 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Unfortunately, those remaining veterans are dying at a rate of <!--more-->one vet roughly every two minutes, according to the National World War II Museum.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/21/when-will-the-last-wwii-vet-die.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/21/when-will-the-last-wwii-vet-die.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:19 +0000 2013-05-21T14:57:19Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/14/man-walking-across-u-s-to-honor-deceased-vets.htm <p>On April 27, Army veteran Joe "Tiger" Patrick set forth on foot from San Diego, California, in order to honor the men and women who have lost their lives during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars thus far. Dubbed "Faces of Our Fallen" because Patrick carries <!--more-->a 200-square-foot banner bearing the photos of the more than 6,600 deceased soldiers, the journey should conclude in Washington, D.C., roughly six months from now.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/14/man-walking-across-u-s-to-honor-deceased-vets.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/14/man-walking-across-u-s-to-honor-deceased-vets.htm Tue, 14 May 2013 15:50:47 +0000 2013-05-14T15:50:47Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mothers-day-spending-increases-for-2013.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/-/2/-/-/MOTHERS_DAY.jpg" alt="Calendar" /></p> <p>Perhaps a sign that the U.S. economy is indeed improving, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported this week that adult consumers plan to spend more on gifts for Mother's Day 2013 versus last year.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mothers-day-spending-increases-for-2013.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/05/03/mothers-day-spending-increases-for-2013.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 11:38:49 +0000 2013-05-03T11:38:49Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/29/the-most-living-u-s-presidents-at-same-time.htm <p>A total of five U.S. presidents gathered in Dallas, Texas, last week to attend the dedication of President George W. Bush's presidential library. In addition to Bush, President Barrack Obama joined former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton at the ceremony.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/29/the-most-living-u-s-presidents-at-same-time.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/29/the-most-living-u-s-presidents-at-same-time.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:05:55 +0000 2013-04-29T16:05:55Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/25/mr-santiago-swallow-famous-and-fictitious.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/w/1/-/-/FUNERAL_SCAMMER.jpg" alt="Man wearing sunglasses" /></p> <p>Last week, an article on Quartz, a tech- and business-news website, affirmed just how easily someone can fool most of the people most of the time, to paraphrase Abraham Lincoln. In his article "<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://qz.com/74937/how-to-become-internet-famous-without-ever-existing/">How to become internet famous for $68</a>," Kevin Ashton details the ridiculously easy and inexpensive steps he took to breathe virtual life into Santiago Swallow, a suave Mexican-born author, speaker and social media guru who also happened to be a product of Ashton's imagination.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/25/mr-santiago-swallow-famous-and-fictitious.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/25/mr-santiago-swallow-famous-and-fictitious.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:49:49 +0000 2013-04-25T10:49:49Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/20/68-of-u-s-states-offer-stillbirth-certificates.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/v/1/-/-/STILLBIRTH.jpg" alt="A crib by a window" /></p> <p>On April 4, 2013, New Mexico became the 34th U.S. state that now issues a "certificate of stillbirth" to parents whose child dies within the womb after a defined gestation period (generally after 20 weeks). According to information published in 2011 by <em>The Lancet</em>, a medical journal, 5 in 1,000 pregnancies -- roughly 30,000 annually -- result in stillbirth in the United States. (Every year, 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide.)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/20/68-of-u-s-states-offer-stillbirth-certificates.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/20/68-of-u-s-states-offer-stillbirth-certificates.htm Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:53:17 +0000 2013-04-20T15:53:17Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/14/create-your-own-advance-healthcare-directive.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/t/1/-/-/NHDD2013_LOGO.jpg" alt="NHDD Logo" /></p> <p>This Tuesday, April 16, marks the sixth annual National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD). The purpose of NHDD is to both educate the public about the importance of creating an advance healthcare directive and to provide the tools necessary to do so.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/14/create-your-own-advance-healthcare-directive.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/14/create-your-own-advance-healthcare-directive.htm Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:07:40 +0000 2013-04-14T12:07:40Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/08/do-celebrities-die-in-threes-part-2.htm <p>In <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2012/10/12/do-celebrities-die-in-threes.htm">a blog I wrote last October</a>, I stated that I generally "don't buy into folk beliefs like celebrities dying in threes."</p> <p>The key word there is "generally" because, given the ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/08/do-celebrities-die-in-threes-part-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/04/08/do-celebrities-die-in-threes-part-2.htm Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:28:00 +0000 2013-04-08T13:28:00Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/28/morgan-freeman-pirate-at-heart.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/q/1/-/-/PIRATE_FLAG.jpg" alt="Pirate flag" /></p> <p>I've loved pirates since childhood and, even now, I sport a pirate tattoo and occasionally toss "Avast!" into everyday conversations. Imagine my surprise, therefore, to discover that actor Morgan Freeman sports an earring because pirates influenced him at a young age, too.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/28/morgan-freeman-pirate-at-heart.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/28/morgan-freeman-pirate-at-heart.htm Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:19 +0000 2013-03-28T11:00:19Z http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/26/one-big-furry-family.htm <p><img class="alignnone" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/dying/1/H/p/1/-/-/PET_BAKERY.jpg" alt="Pet Bakery Store" /></p> <p>About 10 years ago, a funeral director I know stated to me: "People love their pets more than their own family members."</p> <p>As proof, he noted that he owned two cemeteries -- one for people and one for pets -- and that the latter site <!--more-->overwhelmingly received more visitors than the people site.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/26/one-big-furry-family.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dying.about.com/b/2013/03/26/one-big-furry-family.htm Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:55:39 +0000 2013-03-26T10:55:39Z