My mother-in-law is dying and keeps asking me to promise I will take care of her son after she is gone and I do not know how to tell her our marriage is falling apart.
More people experience this than they realize.
The dying seek assurance that their leaving will not destroy what they most cherish, but love offers no such guarantees.
“Where Are You with Anticipatory grief — losing someone before they die?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.