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Why death narratives can erase the complexity of who someone really was

Everyone at the funeral kept talking about my brother like he was already a saint but he was actually pretty difficult and I feel guilty for remembering him honestly.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural tendencies to sanitize the dead can create conflict between honest memory and social expectations of grief.

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“Where Are You with Identity in old age and approaching death?”

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