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When families disagree about presence during a loved one's final moments

Our father is actively dying and my siblings and I can't agree on whether to stay in his room constantly or give him space - some of us feel like we need to be there every moment and others think we're overwhelming him, and we're creating tension during his final days.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dying process reveals different ways of loving and grieving that can conflict when families try to coordinate care.

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“Where Are You with Death and dying — the physical process?”

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