ndure such suffering, we often lack a dignified affect. Dr. Byock (1997) believes a purpose can alleviate such suffering. As he notes, ôPain and privation can be endured if it is for a purposeö (Byock 1997, 83).
Socially, we are often shunned by close friends when dying. We often are tempted to withdrawal socially when confronting our own mortality. Such social behavior adds to the pain and privation endured. Often we must endure the death of a loved one we have not completed a relationship with. In other cases, we are dying and need to complete relationships with those who will continue to live. Dr. Byock (1997) argues that dignity can be injected into the dying process
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