Penny Smith

And she walked her over and she sat her next to him and she put her hand in her dad's hand and she just was able to relax. And then she was able to sit with him until he died. And it was just the most compassionate thing I've ever seen. And she used the word, you know. I just took you all over the place with that. No, that's okay. We went from actively dying to anticipatory grief to euphemisms.

And she walked her over and she sat her next to him and she put her hand in her dad's hand and she just was able to relax. And then she was able to sit with him until he died. And it was just the most compassionate thing I've ever seen. And she used the word, you know. I just took you all over the place with that. No, that's okay. We went from actively dying to anticipatory grief to euphemisms.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It doesn't just happen. It changes at that point. So anticipatory grief... The way I've heard it described that I really like is it's like being forced to watch a whole movie when you know that the ending is bad. And so when it comes to hospice, the movie is your person dying and the ending is their death. And so you're waiting for this thing to happen.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It doesn't just happen. It changes at that point. So anticipatory grief... The way I've heard it described that I really like is it's like being forced to watch a whole movie when you know that the ending is bad. And so when it comes to hospice, the movie is your person dying and the ending is their death. And so you're waiting for this thing to happen.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It doesn't just happen. It changes at that point. So anticipatory grief... The way I've heard it described that I really like is it's like being forced to watch a whole movie when you know that the ending is bad. And so when it comes to hospice, the movie is your person dying and the ending is their death. And so you're waiting for this thing to happen.

And after a while, when that person is then no longer responsive and you feel like they're suffering, again, because they're lingering, that's when you start to feel like, I wish this would be over. And that's when anticipatory grief really kicks in at its highest moment right there, because that's when you are...

And after a while, when that person is then no longer responsive and you feel like they're suffering, again, because they're lingering, that's when you start to feel like, I wish this would be over. And that's when anticipatory grief really kicks in at its highest moment right there, because that's when you are...

And after a while, when that person is then no longer responsive and you feel like they're suffering, again, because they're lingering, that's when you start to feel like, I wish this would be over. And that's when anticipatory grief really kicks in at its highest moment right there, because that's when you are...

you're not only grieving the impending loss of your person, you're feeling the guilt over wishing this would be over, basically wishing their life away. So it's really the peak of anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief can also be considered practice grieving to help you cope with the death after they've died, although that's a whole different kind of grief.

you're not only grieving the impending loss of your person, you're feeling the guilt over wishing this would be over, basically wishing their life away. So it's really the peak of anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief can also be considered practice grieving to help you cope with the death after they've died, although that's a whole different kind of grief.

you're not only grieving the impending loss of your person, you're feeling the guilt over wishing this would be over, basically wishing their life away. So it's really the peak of anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief can also be considered practice grieving to help you cope with the death after they've died, although that's a whole different kind of grief.

They died or they're dying?

They died or they're dying?

They died or they're dying?

Well, for one thing, as a healthcare professional, we have to be really clear about what we're communicating to people. Like I said, they're stressed, they're emotional, we don't want to be... You know, you don't want to say something like, we've lost him. What does that mean? Where did he go? We want to be really clear.

Well, for one thing, as a healthcare professional, we have to be really clear about what we're communicating to people. Like I said, they're stressed, they're emotional, we don't want to be... You know, you don't want to say something like, we've lost him. What does that mean? Where did he go? We want to be really clear.

Well, for one thing, as a healthcare professional, we have to be really clear about what we're communicating to people. Like I said, they're stressed, they're emotional, we don't want to be... You know, you don't want to say something like, we've lost him. What does that mean? Where did he go? We want to be really clear.

If it's a family member wanting to talk about that their person passed away, then, you know, that's fine. You're going to say whatever you want to say for yourself to cope. But really, if I said to you, oh, I heard your dad passed away, to me, it's almost like... we're done now. We're just going to pass over that conversation. We're going to brush it off. Sorry that happened.

If it's a family member wanting to talk about that their person passed away, then, you know, that's fine. You're going to say whatever you want to say for yourself to cope. But really, if I said to you, oh, I heard your dad passed away, to me, it's almost like... we're done now. We're just going to pass over that conversation. We're going to brush it off. Sorry that happened.

If it's a family member wanting to talk about that their person passed away, then, you know, that's fine. You're going to say whatever you want to say for yourself to cope. But really, if I said to you, oh, I heard your dad passed away, to me, it's almost like... we're done now. We're just going to pass over that conversation. We're going to brush it off. Sorry that happened.