My Grandmother Has 24 Hours to Live

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🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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My Grandmother Has 24 Hours to Live - Mary Kate is apprehensive about saying good-bye to her grandmother during her last hours on hospice. - Dr. Laura: "Being thanked for beautiful memories and told you are loved is an incredible gift." - Have you found it too tough to say goodbye? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:54.1	Hi Dr. Laura. I appreciate you taking my call. So here in a couple hours, I'm going to be going to
1:05.0	see my grandmother with my dad, his mother, who she's been experiencing dementia and what they tell
1:15.4	us is called terminal agitation. And the hospice team that's taken care of her right now says she
1:22.8	probably has about 24 hours to live. I've had two grandparents die a while ago and I've
1:30.6	known other people who have died, but I've never been in the position to have the opportunity to
1:37.5	say goodbye to someone who's dying. And I don't I guess feel prepared for that. And I would just love
1:47.6	to know your thoughts on what to say. Okay, are you in your car or are you just some place
1:56.8	along where you're sitting? I'm in I'm parked in my car. Okay, lean back, close your eyes
2:05.2	because you're my grandma and you're going to be dead in 24 hours. And I came to say goodbye. Okay?
2:11.8	Okay, so close your eyes and picture of being in the bed. I don't know how much your brain is
2:18.5	working at this point. It doesn't really matter. Tell me what this feels like after I say it. Okay?
2:25.4	Okay, I love you. Grandma, I'm going to miss you. Thank you for so many beautiful memories.
2:42.8	I feel nice. Yeah, it does. It says it all. I mean, that's what I would like to hear in my last
2:54.7	20 seconds. That I'm loved, that I'm going to be missed, and I'm leaving wonderful memories.
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