# Amanda Bennett: We need a heroic narrative for death

Amanda Bennett and her husband were passionate and full of life all throughout their lives together -- and up until the final days, too. Bennett gives a sweet yet powerful talk on why, for the loved ones of the dying, having hope for a happy ending shouldn't warrant a diagnosis of "denial." She calls for a more heroic narrative for death -- to match the ones we have in life.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 15 min
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/AmandaBennett_2013P)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/AmandaBennett_2013P?play=1)