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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
It definitely sounds unfathomable for everyone involved in the days/weeks leading up. I'm sure this is oversimplifying, but is it just kinda that the grieving process starts early?.
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Yeah, it’s weird.
Speaking for myself, once hope of recovery was lost and the end was coming near, my Dad made his decision but there was still a process to be approved. We saw it as such a win once he got the approval. Which is weird in itself, celebrating that.
Then once that sinks in, and the day is picked…then it’s this weird somber countdown. An inevitability that is fast approaching and there is just no way to explain how to deal with that.
You try to be happy that your loved one gets to go on their terms with minimal suffering, but knowing the date and time of death in advance is just a surreal feeling.
That whole month leading up and the few weeks after feel like a fever dream.