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When you feel relief about a loved one's potential death

My brother has been in a medically induced coma for three weeks and I keep having dreams where he dies and waking up relieved which makes me feel like a monster.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The exhaustion of living in limbo can make even the most devoted heart long for resolution, however painful.

Ideas that help explain it
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.