Although death is certain, it epitomizes the uncertainty that unnerves us. We don't know how or when it will strike … or what will follow.

Like the swine flu, death is oblivious to status, money, fame, age and even health. Martin Luther King Jr., Princess Diana, Caylee Anthony … and members of our own families attest to death's apparent indiscrimination.

We don't like to be caught off guard, but how do we prepare for death? What allows some of us to feel ready and fearless?

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