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When your child's life hangs in the balance

My teenage son was in a severe car accident and the doctors say we should prepare for anything and I cannot stop imagining his funeral while he is fighting for his life.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind rehearses the unbearable as a desperate attempt to survive what may be unsurvivable.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Anticipatory grief — losing someone before they die?”

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