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When you're grieving someone who's still alive

My grandmother is dying slowly in hospice and I find myself wishing it would just be over already, then hating myself for thinking that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Anticipatory loss creates a suspended state where mourning begins before death actually occurs.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The stages of grief — examined and critiqued?”

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