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How this mortician wants to dispose of her body: Vultures
Have you asked your loved one lately how they'd like to die? That's the conversation that mortician Caitlin Doughty would like to get started in America.
Social media is transforming the way we view death and grieving
Photographers look for 'the poetry of death and dying in America'
Why this photographer takes portraits of the dying
How a photographer captured his father's final years
"Days With My Father" started out as a personal project from photographer Phil Toledano, who took images of his father as he became his primary caregiver. To Toledano's surprise, the photos struck a chord with the wider public.
Americans don't talk much about death, but that may be changing
Most Americans, even doctors and medical professionals, seem reluctant to talk about death and dying. But now some authors and filmmakers are trying make death an acceptable topic of conversation — and people aren't just open but even happy to talk.