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Why anticipatory grief feels like betrayal

My mother has dementia and disappears a little more each day and I am grieving someone who is still alive but no longer recognizes me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mourning someone before they die creates a double wound—the loss itself and the guilt of letting go while they remain.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with New meaning after loss — Frankl applied to grief?”

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