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When relief and grief happen at the same time

I feel guilty that I am relieved my mother finally died after watching dementia take her piece by piece for three years, and I don't know if that makes me a terrible person.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The complexity of mourning someone whose suffering has ended can create profound moral confusion.

Worth thinking about

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