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When someone you love is ready to die but cannot

My grandfather is 94 and keeps saying he is ready to go but his body will not let him and watching him suffer is destroying my faith in everything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing prolonged dying can shatter our beliefs about mercy, meaning, and the order of things.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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