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[quote=Anonymous]I recently lost my mom a year after her stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Planning for the not-distant future was agonizing for me . . . do I discourage DD from studying abroad for a semester? Do we plan to travel to Europe in March? Will this be our last holiday with my mom and should we do X instead of Y? It's overwhelming and part of an extended anticipatory grieving process that can suck the joy out of pretty much everything. My mom was insistent that we live our lives as normally as possible. So DD studied abroad, and we went to Europe, and we did Y for Easter . . . and I have no regrets about any of those choices. My advice to you is to be there for your loved one when you can, spend as much time with them as your life will allow, and continue to make time for special things for yourself with the understanding that you may have to change or cancel plans at the last minute. I'm sorry you're going through this---it's terrible sad and stressful, but knowing your time is limited also gives you the chance to say all of the things you want to say before you have to say goodbye.[/quote]
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