Dying and death are difficult for many people irrespective of age. It is true that some older adults want to dies, perhaps due to significant illness or pain, as well as having lost close friends and family members. Others, however do not. They may not feel ready, still enjoying life. Others may fear the unknown; the mysteries surrounding dying, as well as what will happen after death, may still trouble, even haunt some older adutls, despite having had many years to wrestle with such concerns.