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How to handle forbidden feelings of relief after prolonged illness

I feel guilty because part of me is relieved my father finally died after years of Alzheimer's, and I don't think good Christians are supposed to feel that way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Complex emotions around the end of suffering are conflicting with religious expectations about appropriate grief responses.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and faith — when loss challenges belief?”

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