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What If I Die Alone?: A Love Letter To Every Unwitnessed Soul

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  • "60% of adults listed "dying alone" as a primary fear about the end of their lif

  • "social isolation increases risk of early death by up to 32% and even feeling lonely with others increases risk of early death by up to 14%"

  • "...23' -24' US Surgeon General Advisory warning chronic loneliness is as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day"

  • "A meta-analysis of 21 studies, including over 7.8 million participants and over 1.8 million death records, found that being unmarried increases mortality risk... which are your chance of dying...for everyone, but the increase is consistently stronger in men."

  • "...men report lower well-being and more distress when unpartnered"

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