I Know How I’d Like to Die. Do You?

On the passing of two old ladies who lived until the end and died as they lived — and what they taught me to hope for.

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Crow’s Feet

4 min readNov 7, 2022

Marge 1918–2022, Memorial program, cover photo, property of author

None of us knows our end. Is it morbid or depressing to imagine your last days? I think not. It will happen. Death is more dependable than taxes. And we don’t get to choose or even preview how it will visit…

I Know How I’d Like to Die. Do You?

On the passing of two old ladies who lived until the end and died as they lived — and what they taught me to hope for.

Written by Melinda Blau