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    How can I live more than 100 years?
    Shari Forschen, NP, MA
    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Shari Forschen is a Registered Nurse at Sanford Health in North Dakota. Shari has worked in healthcare since 1996 and her expertise lies in acute care bedside nursing on a medical oncology floor. She received her degree from Medcenter one College of Nursing in 2003 and her Family Nurse Practitioner Masters from the University of North Dakota in 2014. Shari is a member of the American Nurses Association.
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    No one can predict their length of life. Live the healthiest life you can through smart lifestyle choices, being as active as you can through hobbies, meaningful relationships and occupation, and enjoying many experiences.
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    How do you accept the fact that someday we are going to die? How do I calm my nerves? Is there life after death?
    Shari Forschen, NP, MA
    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Shari Forschen is a Registered Nurse at Sanford Health in North Dakota. Shari has worked in healthcare since 1996 and her expertise lies in acute care bedside nursing on a medical oncology floor. She received her degree from Medcenter one College of Nursing in 2003 and her Family Nurse Practitioner Masters from the University of North Dakota in 2014. Shari is a member of the American Nurses Association.
    Family Nurse Practitioner
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    Try involving yourself in the spiritual discipline of your choice to answer these questions and gain a spiritual understanding of a higher power.
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    How much salt should I consume daily? How many teaspoons or tablespoons of salt does that equal?
    Shari Forschen, NP, MA
    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Shari Forschen is a Registered Nurse at Sanford Health in North Dakota. Shari has worked in healthcare since 1996 and her expertise lies in acute care bedside nursing on a medical oncology floor. She received her degree from Medcenter one College of Nursing in 2003 and her Family Nurse Practitioner Masters from the University of North Dakota in 2014. Shari is a member of the American Nurses Association.
    Family Nurse Practitioner
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    The CDC recommends no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day, which is equal to one teaspoon.
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    I am afraid of my grandpa dying? How can I overcome this fear?
    Shari Forschen, NP, MA
    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Shari Forschen is a Registered Nurse at Sanford Health in North Dakota. Shari has worked in healthcare since 1996 and her expertise lies in acute care bedside nursing on a medical oncology floor. She received her degree from Medcenter one College of Nursing in 2003 and her Family Nurse Practitioner Masters from the University of North Dakota in 2014. Shari is a member of the American Nurses Association.
    Family Nurse Practitioner
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    Fears are things that people worry about that they have no control over. In general, we all are going to die at some point. Talk with you grandpa and let him know your fears and try to understand that this is the normal life cycle.
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