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How to handle relief alongside grief after a long illness

My husband died of cancer and I feel relieved that his suffering is over but also guilty for feeling relieved that mine is too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The end of prolonged suffering can bring forbidden feelings that complicate mourning.

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