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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that if OP is cynical about this, it's a sign that she has not yet encountered something that has shaken her foundations enough to realize how important it is to be grateful for what she has.

Still have both of your parents, OP? Siblings all living? Everyone in good health? No one killed in a plane crash or die a horrific disease-filled death? Get something like that into your life and you might find that taking one freaking moment to remember that despite terrible things you still have so very much to be grateful for is not such an imposition.

My father is dead. My DH is dying. I am grateful every freaking minute that I had them in my life, and that my DH is still here. And that my mother is still here. And that I am healthy and able to take care of them. And that my sister's children are all healthy and thriving. And I am grateful that I am now aware to embrace it all this moment, because any of them can be gone in an instant.

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I am so sorry.  Sending you love and light from far across the country. And affirming  peace for you and for your husband.  I hope you are reaching out for help and support. Family is wonderful, but sometimes it's easier to share the heaviness of grief with an outsider.  Hospice holds grief support and caregiver support groups.  Be so gentle with yourself.  You do not have to walk this path alone.

Your gratitude is inspiring and truly will help as you move through the grief process.  I Am grateful to you for sharing your story.  Many people need to understand that despite circumstances, there is always something to be grateful for.  I don't know your faith journey, but I am holding you in prayer.  [/quote]

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