I don't think people ever were free of fear of death, but clinging to life and being so unprepared for it is a modern experience.
I want to break the taboo against questioning this drive for maximum longevity.
Three-quarters of people say they want to die at home, but only a quarter of people actually do.
Attempting to grapple with improving end-of-life care is a political third rail.
Almost anyone you talk to will say, 'I don't want to die plugged into machines.
To do more, is not necessarily to do better.