I Don't Like Thinking About Death

Have you ever noticed how quickly you try to change the subject, even in your own mind, when death comes up? During her nursing training, Dora cared for a man who was nearing the end of his life, with no friends or family coming to visit. She couldn't shake the feeling of a whole life reaching its end without anyone there to bear witness to it. Why is something that touches every one of us so difficult to face, and what might change if we allowed ourselves to look a little closer?

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