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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm so sorry.

FWIW, I have on occasion thought that one of the infinitesimally small benefits of a death like this is that it does actually help the family see death as a release.  When a person gets to where your sister is, and there is no hope of recovery, there comes a point when you no longer want to see your loved one suffer.  I have been through this w/ a best friend and I remember well when the conversations turned from fighting to buy time and quality of life to wanting to just ensure peace and comfort.  And in the end, I felt selfish for wanting him to stay with us any longer - it was only serving me, not him.

I know there is no real consolation, of course, and I certainly don't mean to diminish your pain.  I just have thought about why it is necessary to go through the kind of prolonged suffering that your sister (and you and your family) are experiencing, and it does seem to me that it can serve a small purpose in easing the grief.

Mostly though these are just words meant to convey some level of support for you.  It sounds like your sister probably is not in pain, which is a very good thing indeed.

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