In this series, we’ll examine ways of making meaning in the face of death, offering tools founded in traditional wisdom and scientific evidence to help our readers live well right to the very end.
For many people, death feels contrary to all that is good in life, like the wrong finale or a mysterious curtain falling in the middle of an act.
Yet, evidence suggests the body sees it differently. Many palliative care experts argue that a body dying naturally of old age or an incurable illness knows how to die in a comforting and possibly euphoric way.
