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When people try to find perfect timing in death

At the wake someone said my grandma 'lived to see you graduate' like her death was perfectly timed and I felt sick.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to narrativize loss into neat packages can feel obscene to those living its messy reality.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What not to say to a grieving person?”

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