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When deathbed promises exceed your actual capacity

I promised my dying sister I would take care of her kids but now that she's gone I realize I don't actually know how to parent and I'm failing them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The intensity of deathbed commitments can obscure the practical reality of what we're actually capable of providing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Palliative care and comfort medicine?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.