Aging Parents: Anticipating the Inevitable – Anticipatory Grief can come as a shock to some people caring for dying loved ones. Diane Snyder Cowan, director of the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Bereavement Center, explains how to deal with and take advantage of anticipatory grief.

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Some lapse into what is known as “anticipatory grief.” As one spouse put it, “We're grieving as if they're already dead, and they're not.” Mrs. Mullen added, “As a result, many spouses are unable even to get out of bed – to get dressed, prepare meals …
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