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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you. I find it very odd when people are gravely grieved over someone who was 95 and had cancer or dementia for years. How do they not grieve them beforehand? [/quote] They do, it's called anticipatory grieving. I did some of that when my 68 year old father was dying from ALS. The grief is always there, but you get used to it. Grieving is a process and we definitely feel it most acutely when our loved one dies. I can tell you 13 years later, I still feel the loss of my dad. It's not as painful, because I'm used to missing him, but it's never going to feel okay not having him in my life anymore. In some ways, I think it can be harder to grieve when you've had them in your life for so long. I was 35.[/quote]
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