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How to interact with someone who is dying

I'm dying and my family keeps visiting to 'say goodbye' but I just want them to act normal and talk about regular things instead of treating me like I'm already gone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dying often crave ordinary human connection more than ceremonial acknowledgment of their approaching departure.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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