Did You Really Think That Your Parent Wouldn't Die?

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With the constant media attention to coronavirus deaths, hospitalizations, testing identification per day, etc. most people can't get COVID-19 off their minds. 


Do you know someone who was identified with Covid-19?  Did they exhibit symptoms?  Stay in the hospital?  Require ICU?  Do you know anyone personally who died from it?


About 3.1 million Americans (under 1% of the total population) have been identified as having Covid-19.  However, only about 2.2% of those persons have died from it.  Every death is sad for sure.  Let's not forget that there are over 331,000,000 Americans.  Let's put Covid in perspective with  the last huge virus scare - 2013 and the H7N9 Bird Flu where over 39% of those who were identified with it died.


Now let's talk about how long are you going to live.....something you keep selecting not to talk about.  Do you know someone who had a loved one die before the age of 65?  In the USA there is a 30% chance that you (or someone you love) will die before that age. 


Death is real.  Death happens to all of us.  We don't know when or how we will die (in most cases).  We only know that being prepared for death is helpful for the dying and for the loved ones. 


Covid?  Heart attack?  Car accident?  Cancer?  And many more causes of death surround us all. 


Enjoy today.  Live every day with a purpose.  Celebrate!  Talking about death won't kill you.



You don't lose a family member - they die!  And we don't know when....but we act like we all have unlimited time!  And now in the days of Covid-19 we talk about deaths and numbers being put in hospitals?   Is it really different?  There is no right way to die - nor a right way to live.  But don't say "you had no idea" or "you were shocked"....life is finite.  

We say we want to die at home, but over 60% of Americans die in an acute care facility (and another 20% at nursing homes and other institutions).

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