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Caregivers' Corner: Traveling the long road to acceptancePublished 07/13/08
DEAR MARY: How does a person accept that an ill loved one will never get better? Also, is it possible to have a meaningful relationship with him again? DEAR READER: Acceptance is a process starting with denial. During this time physicians are consulted and new treatments are tried. When all avenues for cure have been exhausted, reality sets in and grieving takes place in earnest. Grieving is necessary to purge pent-up emotions of anger and resentment, and it allows the person to accept what is and move on. Acceptance is not hopelessness. It is a new beginning of appreciation to make every day...
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