Am I wrong to feel guilty for living?

Question:

My cousing is dieing from cancer. She is only 24. I am an 8 year survior of the same kind of cancer. I feel so rotten that I beat it and she cant. She is in the ICU, and the doctors say her days are coming to and end, and I just feel terrible.

Answers:
It is called survivor guilt. It is common for emotionally attached survivors of lost loved ones. Please work through the 5 stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, sadness and acceptance. If you can't seem to get through it alone, reach out for family & friends for support. If that does not help you resolve the loss, get some counseling. Death is a stage of life. It is not the end but an extension. Do you have spirtual faith? Maybe this has made you in touch with your own mortality too. That is often what keeps people from resolving the grief process. Take agood healthy look at your belief system. Try to honor the life and not dwell on the death. You can find a way to celebrate her life and give purpose for your survival. Know that you are still here for a reason. You have purpose. Please find a successful and satisfying purpose while you are here. Love & prayers to you!

well why? it's not your fault you beat it & she can't.

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