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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 65 and I don't like it at all. I have had times of abject fear of dying (usually when in bed at night but other times as well). I wonder if I will feel more comfortable with the reality if I live, say to be 80. But my mom, in her late 70s, during one of many hospitalizations (she was in precarious health for a very long time although lived to almost 88), grabbed my hand and whispered "I don't want to die". Although in the end she stopped kidney dialysis after almost 5 years, simply refused to do it any longer and refused to discuss it other than to say no. For her I think it was more about having had enough of the misery of poor health. I've known very old people who frankly say they are fine with approaching life's end, but mostly they have had deep faith and absolutely believe they will see those they miss. [/quote]
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