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'The Farewell' highlights tough conversations families face when confronted with death

  • Written by Nick Iannarino, Assistant Professor of Health Communication, University of Michigan
When it comes to a terminal diagnosis, how can families talk about the unthinkable?A24

To my 87-year-old grandmother, not many subjects are taboo.

She was treated for colorectal cancer in 1996, and she still laughs when she recounts experiencing uncontrollable flatulence in front of houseguests.

But when death comes up, she has less to say. As my...

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