My Body Was Failing. I Started to Prepare for Death.

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Afflicted with Crohn’s disease, the author lay in a hospital bed while waiting for help that seemed further away every day.

Published Jan. 24 2021 5:01AM EST

In May 2015, I started to prepare for death. My life insurance to my niece, Zoe. My dog to Mom. My clothes to my big sister, Kaetlyn, for first dibs, then donated.

Tessa Miller

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My Body Was Failing. I Started to Prepare for Death.

Afflicted with Crohn’s disease, the author lay in a hospital bed while waiting for help that seemed further away every day.

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Tessa Miller