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Scenario

Why dying grandparents sometimes don't want visits from grandchildren

I'm dying of cancer and my adult kids keep bringing their children to visit me but I'm so sick that I can barely interact with them and I feel like they'll remember me as this weak sick person instead of who I used to be.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to preserve dignified memory can conflict with family's need for final connection and closure.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

Peri

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