One of the people who died alone in Hurricane Harvey was 89 year old Agnes Stanley, a longtime volunteer for a conservation group in Houston. She died in her one-story brick home, the New York Times reported, and was found floating in four feet of floodwater.
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The Lonely Death and Fantastic Reincarnation of Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla died “quietly and alone in room #3327 on the 33rd floor of the Hotel New Yorker in New York City.” He was 86. Read on to learn more about this important and fascinating man's life and death.
George Bell, and the Lonely Deaths of Japan
After the poignant New York Times story of George Bell, a man who died alone in a Jackson Heights apartment hit the news, many readers wondered if such lonely deaths happened elsewhere. The answer is yes. Read on...
Dead Alone In A Hotel Room In A Lonely Era
It's a familiar and always sad story--dying alone in a hotel room. Our Justin Nobel explores how this type of death may be as much a symbol of the times as anything.
Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat
While hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and blizzards often take the headlines when it comes to weather-related deaths, it is actually heatwaves that kill the most people. Digital Dying's Justin Nobel takes a look at death as a result of high temperatures.
The Other Coronavirus Death, From Loneliness, Anxiety And A Failure Of the Heart
As officials work to keep pace with the rising number of coronavirus deaths, another type of death may be overlooked--lonely death. Health experts tell us that feelings of isolation and loneliness can increase a variety of conditions such as depression and hypertension, for example. The result can be a weakening of the immune system which can have costly consequences during a pandemic. Read on to learn more about coronavirus and death from a failure of the heart.
Justin Nobel Shares His Thoughts on Life & Death
Digital Dying writer Justin Nobel is normally reporting on the news, not the subject of it. Recently, however, Justin had the tables turned on him when he was interviewed...
Justin Nobel on Death–the Podcast
Digital Dying's Justin Nobel recently had the tables turned on him when he was interviewed for Death--the Podcast. Read on for a link to the podcast.
Christmas and Death in North Korea
This year, Christmas again arrives in the middle of a religious storm. Islam has been pitted against Christianity, with flashpoints in Africa, Syria, and other parts of the Middle...
Weekly News 10/19/2015: UK tops Quality of Death Index
What it takes for medical personnel to declare someone dead, what it is like to be an embalmer, and how crisis teams offer assistance after a homicide. Gail Rubin delivers a powerful TedX talk about end-of-life issues and preplanning.
The Spectacular Death Rituals of the Philippines
Hanging coffins, kitchen burials, blindfolded corpses, tree trunk burials and coffin hexes, oh my. Tourists flock to the Philippines for the beaches, the food and the cheap medical care...
The Boring Deaths of Extraordinary People, from Belle Boyd the Civil War Spy to Casanova
Edwin Wilson, a CIA operative turned illegal arms dealer lived a life like something out of a James Bond movie. And yet, he recently died a very uncinematic death.
AS THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON ROARS ON, LET’S NOT FORGET THE STRANGE AND DEADLY STORMS OF 1780
Many Americans remember Katrina, Sandy, Andrew, Hugo, but as Hurricane Laura comes ashore we send our thoughts to first responders and the people of the Louisiana and Texas coast, and also recall one of the deadliest but least talked about hurricanes of all time. The storm occurred 240 years ago and was part of an uncannily busy, and deadly, hurricane season.
Nursing Home Robots Will Bathe And Hug You
Think having a robot take care of you in old age sounds far fetched? Think again. In Japan it's a reality.
Weekly News 10/26/15: Detroit Jesuit School Students Honor the Military
Students volunteer to act as pallbearers for military members, end-of-life visits from formerly passed loved ones, the history of death midwives, a backyard visit from a coffin, and a good spirited funeral for a friend lost to a girlfriend.
