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The cost of dying Mar 7th 2012, 15:10 The San Jose Mercury News' Lisa M. Kreiger recounts how $323,000 was spent on her father— a man with "do not resuscitate" and "desire for a natural death" orders — during his last 10 days of life: On a lovely Saturday, under a cobalt blue sky, we shared a happy day of gardening. He couldn't remember how to rake, but helped by picking up each leaf by hand. I showed him how to wind a garden hose. He became drowsy after lunch, so I drove him back to his assisted care facility. Read full article >>

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