Dying for beginners.

A palliative care specialist makes a gentle yet powerful case for discussing and understanding how death usually unfolds

Relevant: “Every so often something happens, a family member or friend dies, and that makes the confusion come front and center. And once in a lifetime someone as close as a father dies, and that floors you. You get knocked down, and as you come back up, you're not the same person you were before. The mystery of life and the question of existence after life, they're always there, but they loom much larger after a loss.” – Dave Winer