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Eventually, Sophie signed the paperwork authorizing a Do Not Resuscitate order and the withdrawal of support. She did not feel peace while signing it. Only exhaustion heavy enough to resemble surrender.
Meanwhile, David’s mother Linda moved uncertainly between hope and acceptance, praying one moment while urging Sophie not to prolong suffering the next. Grief often divides families this way — not because people love differently, but because fear expresses itself through different instincts.
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