Making the decision to discontinue life support for a person can be difficult. The fact that you believed your grandmother was moving on to a "better place" probably made it easier to accept. When death is unexpected it can be extremely difficult to accept and there can be a lot of anger ,disbelief and shock experienced by those left behind. It is not uncommon to cope by repressing, in other words not dealing with your emotions around a loss. It is protective as you might simply not been ready to cope with the emotions surrounding your dad's death. When you were ready and able you did. When working with the families who have lost a loved one that was in your care. Remember that you will see a gamut of emotions or lack thereof as people cope and grieve in their own way. Your role will be to be supportive and understanding of whatever way folks choose to express their grief. Thank you for sharing. Dr. Shaw
Making the decision to discontinue life support for a person can be difficult. The fact that you believed your grandmother was moving on to a "better place" probably made it easier to accept. When death is unexpected it can be extremely difficult to accept and there can be a lot of anger ,disbelief and shock experienced by those left behind. It is not uncommon to cope by repressing, in other words not dealing with your emotions around a loss. It is protective as you might simply not been ready to cope with the emotions surrounding your dad's death. When you were ready and able you did. When working with the families who have lost a loved one that was in your care. Remember that you will see a gamut of emotions or lack thereof as people cope and grieve in their own way. Your role will be to be supportive and understanding of whatever way folks choose to express their grief. Thank you for sharing. Dr. Shaw
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