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@dederickve I have that same guilt for my mother and she passed 15 years ago. A new software system was being implemented at work and I was a trainer. I regret to this day not taking leave. Agree it would not have made one bit of difference if I was not working. I also did not recognize her time left was so short. Gratefully my husband happened to be with her.

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@jenniferkr Thank you. Unfortunately, I made a favorable work decision two other times, once decided I needed to be at work, rather than at an uncle’s s funeral. And another time, ,a relative asked me to take a a few days off to help him go through his mother’s things, after her death. Why in the world did I decide in favor of work ? , it wasn’t all