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Death Dignified by Christ | David Mills | First Things

Death Dignified by Christ He was a dignified man suffering all the embarrassing ways cheerful young women the age of his granddaughter deal with the body’s failure as cancer begins shutting down the organs. Dying in a hospice, you lose all rights to modesty as you lose control of your body. Few men could have found the indignities of those last few weeks more excruciating than did my father. B...

Real Death, Real Dignity by David Mills | Articles | First Things

Real Death, Real Dignity by David Mills He was a dignified man suffering all the embarrassing ways a hospice deals with the body’s failure as cancer begins shutting down the organs. Dying in a hospice, you lose all rights to modesty as you lose control of your body. Few men could have found the indignities of those last few weeks of life more excruciating than did my father. The man ...