In my death and dying class, our professor shared with us some interesting trivia, which I shall now pass along to you.
When you think of the best place to die (which I'm sure is something you've thought about quite a lot, am I right? hehe), what comes to mind? Why not paradise (Hawaii)? Or.....I dunno, maybe you've got your own idea.
Bet you never thought it would be.......UTAH!
According to Forbes magazine, here's the Top 10 List of Best Places to Die
The Top Ten
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| 1 | Utah |
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| 2 | Oregon |
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| 3 | Delaware |
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| 4 | Colorado |
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| 5 | Hawaii |
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| 6 | New Hampshire |
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| 7 | Iowa |
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| 8 | North Dakota |
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| 9 | Vermont |
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| 10 | Montana |
There you have it. Surprised?
They did look at several factors such as ship-in rate versus ship-out rate compared to other states (which very much correlates with quality of healthcare & hospice, which Utah rates pretty high ---considering we've got Huntsman Cancer Institute, Primary Children's Medical Center, and the Intermountain Hospital being among some of the top facilities in the nation--, number of cemeteries, etc).
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...Good to know!...
ReplyDeleteI guess I never thought state specific. I always just thought in my bed, in my sleep. You know those teenage years when the parents have to try so hard to get you out of bed, and nag at you to get out of bed already! They may say something like "people die in bed!" Well my answer now would be, "Great! That's the best way to go!"