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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad loved this article (and died in his sleep two days before his 75th birthday)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/10/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/[/quote]

I’ve read this article many times over the years and the follow up one from a couple years ago. It is a healthy outlook IMO. [/quote]

I have read that article and also heard Dr. Zeke talk about it on a podcast once. Having worked in eldercare/hospice care the last decade, I feel strongly as he does.

When I read an article this weekend about the actor Tom Wilkinson 'dying suddenly' at home with family age 75, I thought of the Dr. Zeke article. I'm assuming Wilkinson died of a heart attack or massive stroke.

The downside of such a death is that it is sudden and there is no time for long goodbyes. But if you are wise enough to tell those you love that you love them along the way, it isn't a terrible way to go. It sure beats years of infirmity, desperately wishing for the sweet release of death.[/quote]

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