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How terminal illness disrupts household boundaries and privacy

My mother-in-law moved in with us when she got sick and now she's been here eight months and I hate having no privacy in my own house but she's dying so I feel like a monster for wanting her gone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The moral imperative to care for the dying can override basic human needs for personal space and autonomy.

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