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When others romanticize a death you witnessed

Everyone says my grandfather died peacefully but I was there and he was terrified, and I don't know why people need to lie about death being beautiful.

Mira
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The need to find meaning in death can erase the reality of those who watched it unfold.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and relief — complex feelings after difficult deaths?”

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