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40. The Suicide Paradox

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The Last Gift of Time, Life Beyond 60

Caroline hilbrn decided that by the time she turned 70, she would have had enough of life. She even wrote a book called the last gift of time, life beyond 60. Her daughter says she took a lot of pleasure in life, even the small things. David lecester: Why do people whose lives look so hard don't kill themselves? We're african Americans who trail white americans on just about every meaningful social economic dimension but commit suicide half as often.

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