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When fear of being a burden overshadows mortality fears

I'm more afraid of being a burden than I am of dying and I think that's backwards but I can't change how I feel.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural values around independence can make the prospect of needing care more terrifying than non-existence.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Aging & Senior Life?”

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