Can Forgiveness Remove That Inner Feeling of Total Helplessness When a Loved One is Dying?
Why do I feel so helpless? This question is often asked repeatedly by many family members who sit with loves ones who are at their final stages of this life. Their questions relate not to the person dying, but to their inner feelings associated with the anticipated ending of their loved one’s life. It is their feeling of total abandonment as well as their helplessness at being unable to change the circumstances. The questions are also directed to the staff that calmly and lovingly, provide the necessary care for the person, to the absolute best of their ability or it may be directed at other family and friends if the person is being cared for in the family home. On the majority of occasions caregivers ponder and verbalize this question not because they don’t have an understanding or knowledge of the events that will take place, but more because of the emotional turmoil, that feeling of something tearing at their heart, or that stabbing pain in their abdomen. We know that each and every
