Coping with Anticipatory Grief › Open communication - be vulnerable › Apologies , forgiveness › Journal
› Write letters to one another for things too difficult to verbally express
› Share memories , stories › Memory making › Make photo albums , take new pictures , handprints › Lean on support › Friends , family , chaplain / church members › Ask about hospice / palliative care programs › Be present but take the time you need for yourself too › Rest , put off things that can wait
› Seek medical or professional support for physical and emotional needs
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