How to Bring More Meaning to Dying

How to Bring More Meaning to Dying
There are important things you can do to ease your final days and leave more of your best self behind for loved ones. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock
By BJ Miller, MD
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Most of us don’t like to talk about our own death. And when we refer to other people’s deaths, we often say things like “Her health is failing,” or “He failed treatment.” These common sentiments make it sound like death is an option or that we can prevent it somehow—if only we ate more kale or walked 10,000 steps a day.

But guess what? Death isn’t optional.

BJ Miller
BJ Miller
MD
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