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As dying was medicalized, it was removed from our lives--to the ICU and the funeral home--both fairly new institutions if you consider how long people have been dying. Dislodged by modernity, dying became a taboo, slightly gross subject for polite conversation. Physicians and the families of their patients...
Lucy didn't like to talk about death, although she was aware of its nearness. She picked out her casket and a dress to be buried in, and she made all her own funeral arrangements. She told Alice not to hook her up to any machines.
Bruce got out of the hospital in late March. Immediately, he and his family got busy--planning for his death. Dialysis might prolong his life, but Bruce adamantly refuses it. "Lying down for four straight hours three times a week with needles stuck in me to filter my blood--that...
Good virtual water coolers turn up in unexpected places. The funeral professionals' discussion board on casketstores.com is oddly riveting, with talk ranging from how to improve public opinion about funeral directors to how to ensure that a casket is airtight. The flight attendants' site on Insidetheweb.com has the feel of...
FLATLINERS In investing, you can't even count on death. With age-adjusted death rates slipping in the past few years, the stocks of funeral homes and cemeteries are looking terminal. Death-care stocks like Service Corp. International and the struggling Loewen Group boomed through the mid-'90s as the...