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  "path": "/letters/2026/02/end-of-life-care-a-critical-gap-in-health-care-coverage.html",
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  "textContent": "We manage the minutiae of our lives and should have the same agency over our deaths. Providing for end-of-life conversations and planning offers essential comfort to those of us who must prepare for the future without a domestic support system. Don’t wait until it’s too late, writes Robert W. Toth of Lakewood in a letter to the editor.",
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