When You Visit a Dying Person and He or She

question 23

Multiple Choice

When you visit a dying person and he or she does not seem pleased that you are there, you may feel awful after the visit. In this situation, you should think that _________.

• A)the dying person is grumpy and exhausted
• B)it is not fair that you did such a kind thing and it wasn't appreciated
• C)you should have ignored the dying person and talked to his family members
• D)it wasn't a good visit and you won't do it again
• E)you will try to think of some other way to be helpful

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