>>>>>I received an email from Tamar saying her mother died early this morning. She asked me to say something on the UT.
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>>>>>Apparently it was pretty rough at the end. Tamar said the other day she thought it would be a relief when the time came. I hope that is the case.
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>>>>Thanks, Mike. A friend of mine went through this, and at the funeral, she said she was relieved that finally her mother looked to be at peace. All my best to Tamar.
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>>>It is normal for care givers to feel relief after a person passes on and then a feeling of guilt arrives because feeling relief seems wrong at this time, but it isn't.
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>>Of course it isn't. I know you went through this yourself with Helen.
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>I was lucky (if you can think of a parent dying as lucky) in that my dad died in his sleep with no prior warning. That's how I'd like to go.

Lots of people say that, and why not? Quick and painless.