life before death

This sombre series of portraits taken of people before and after they had died is a challenging and poignant study. The work by German photographer Walter Schels and his partner Beate Lakotta, who recorded interviews with the subjects in their final days, reveals much about dying - and living. Life Before Death

""I wonder if it’s possible to have a second chance at life? I don’t think so. I’m not afraid of death — I’ll just be one of the million, billion grains of sand in the desert…”
Klara Behrens, 83
First portrait:
February 6 2004

death is inevitable and one should not afraid of it.They should enjoy their life boldly. . . .sympathy words will calm down the anxiety and sadness to a great extent.