I'm watching my mom slowly disappear into dementia and I'm grieving her while she's still alive and I feel horrible about mourning someone who's sitting right in front of me.
More people experience this than they realize.
Anticipatory grief creates the disorienting experience of loss without closure, presence without recognition.
“Where Are You with The teacher of grief — every tradition's view?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.