Thoughts on Death

Came across this interesting article in The NewYorker on "Death" and how we are afraid to talk about it. This text was drawn from “Dying: A Memoir,” by Cory Taylor, which is out August 1st from Tin House Books. Cory Taylor was the award-winning author of “Me and Mr. Booker,” “My Beautiful Enemy,” and “Dying: A Memoir.” She died on July 5, 2016

It is a brief but meaningful read for anyone who has experienced the death or in the process of dying of a loved one or will experience their own dying ... which is everyone!

• Ms. Taylor begins: The questions, as it turned out, were unsurprising. Did I have a bucket list, had I considered suicide, had I become religious, was I scared, was there anything good about dying, did I have any regrets, did I believe in an afterlife, had I changed my priorities in life, was I unhappy or depressed, was I likely to take more risks given that I was dying anyway, what would I miss the most, how would I like to be remembered? These were the same questions I’d been asking myself ever since I was diagnosed with cancer, back in 2005. And my answers haven’t changed since then. They are as follows.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/questions-for-me-about-dying