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To Linda, a young mother with renal failure, death means deserting her own baby as she had been deserted by her divorced parents. She thought she had overcome the sadness and conflicts from the past, but now as her physical condition begins to worsen, she finds herself experiencing the feelings as strongly as ever.
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Backman, M.E. (1989). Developmental Stages and Illness. In: The Psychology of the Physically Ill Patient. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0903-9_5
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