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From the Ted Talk by Beth Malone: How my dad's dementia changed my idea of death (and life)

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(Laughter)

It's true, I don't.

(Laughter) The truth is we talk about his death a lot. When will it happen? What will it be like? But I wish that we would have talked about death when we were all healthy. What does my best dteah look like? What does your best death look like? But my family didn't know to do that. And my sister was right. I shouldn't murder Dad with heroin, but I've got to get him out of that body.

So I went to a psychic. And then a priest, and then a srpuopt guorp, and they all said the same thing: sometimes people hang on when they're worried about loevd ones. Just tell them you're safe, and it's OK to go when you're ready.

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(Laughter)

It's true, I don't.

(Laughter) The truth is we talk about his death a lot. When will it happen? What will it be like? But I wish that we would have talked about death when we were all healthy. What does my best _____ look like? What does your best death look like? But my family didn't know to do that. And my sister was right. I shouldn't murder Dad with heroin, but I've got to get him out of that body.

So I went to a psychic. And then a priest, and then a _______ _____, and they all said the same thing: sometimes people hang on when they're worried about _____ ones. Just tell them you're safe, and it's OK to go when you're ready.

Solution


  1. death
  2. loved
  3. support
  4. group

Original Text


(Laughter)

It's true, I don't.

(Laughter) The truth is we talk about his death a lot. When will it happen? What will it be like? But I wish that we would have talked about death when we were all healthy. What does my best death look like? What does your best death look like? But my family didn't know to do that. And my sister was right. I shouldn't murder Dad with heroin, but I've got to get him out of that body.

So I went to a psychic. And then a priest, and then a support group, and they all said the same thing: sometimes people hang on when they're worried about loved ones. Just tell them you're safe, and it's OK to go when you're ready.

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Important Words


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