Deep Dive: Being There For a Dying Loved One

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It’s incredibly sad and emotionally challenging when someone you care about is terminally ill. They’re dying. You’re not. Yet their illness might cause you tremendous anguish, anxiety and fear. In an effort to avoid the pain associated with death, some people excuse themselves from visiting their dying loved one, saying things like they’d like to remember the person the way they were or that they hate hospitals. If there was ever a moment in time to get out of your own head and put your feelings aside, this is it. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Listen to all my episodes of Dr. Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.
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0:16.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive.
0:19.0	Dr. Laura's Deep dive podcast, Deep Dive. Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast.
0:24.1	It's incredibly sad and emotionally challenging when someone you care about is terminally ill.
0:31.5	They're dying, and you're not.
0:34.9	Not at the same pace and the same time, at least. Their illness causes you tremendous
0:41.5	anguish, anxiety, and fear. In an effort to avoid the pain associated with death, some people
0:47.5	excuse themselves from visiting their dying loved one, saying things like they'd like to remember
0:53.0	the person the way they were, or that they
0:55.7	hate hospitals. If there was ever a moment in time to get out of your own head and put your feelings
1:01.7	aside, this is it. Don't leave your loved one feeling devastated waiting for your visit that never
1:07.5	comes, because it's too upsetting to you. It's normal to want to avoid unhappy
1:13.8	situations, as I explained to Stephanie when she called, but being there to support your family
1:19.9	or friend as they die is a profound act of love and compassion that the people who have meant
1:27.3	something to you deserve.
1:35.1	Stephanie, welcome to the program.
1:37.9	Hi, thanks for taking my call.
1:39.8	Thank you.
1:40.6	I'm calling because my father has terminal, cancer, brain, and lung, and he has months
1:47.6	left. He's doing relatively well now. I'm sorry, did you just say he has a month left?
1:53.5	Month, yes, ma'am. Month, okay. Yes, and he's doing well. He's on steroids now, so he's
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