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When someone is ready to die but their body won't let them

My grandmother is 98 and has been saying she's ready to die for three years, but her body just keeps going and I can see how frustrated she is.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The disconnect between psychological readiness for death and biological persistence creates its own form of suffering.

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.