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End-of-life conversations can be hard, but your loved ones will thank you

  • Written by Deborah Carr, Professor of Sociology and Director of Center for Innovation in Social Science, Boston University
imageYou can start these conversations simply, like saying, "I need to think about the future. Can you help me?"Richard Ross/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Death – along with taxes – is one of life’s few certainties. Despite this inevitability, most people dread thinking and talking about when, how or under what conditions they might...

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