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Scenario

Why waiting for death can feel like moral failure

My mother has been in hospice for three weeks and I sit by her bed every day waiting for her to die and I feel terrible for wanting it to be over.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The exhausted caregiver confronts the taboo wish for their loved one's suffering to end.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Mortality as teacher — death as clarifying force?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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