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When elderly loved ones express certainty about afterlife reunion

My grandmother is 95 and talks constantly about seeing grandpa again in heaven and I don't want to take that hope away from her but I worry she's setting herself up for disappointment.

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Love wants to protect others from potential disillusionment while respecting their right to find comfort in beliefs we cannot share.

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