Three of us from our book club have been taking shifts staying with our friend during her final days, but we're all exhausted and starting to feel competitive about who's doing more or being more helpful, which feels terrible given what we're actually here for.
More people experience this than they realize.
People united in love for a dying friend are discovering how grief and exhaustion can transform care into a performance of care, creating shame about their own humanness in sacred time.
“Where Are You with Palliative care and comfort medicine?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.