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Anticipatory grief

Anticipatory grief is the sorrow we feel before a loss occurs—when watching someone's health decline or knowing an ending approaches—and it deserves the same space and validity as grief after death. Naming this pain and honoring it now can deepen presence and reduce the shock when the loss arrives.

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