Anticipatory grief is a chance of closure and personal growth which comes at the end of life. It is a chance to reconcile differences and heal the heart with forgiveness.

• Sadness and tearfulness, often triggered by any outside input.
• Fear of death and the loss, along with the life changes that may accompany the loss.
• Feeling of loneliness, as the person feeling anticipatory grief is unable to express it.
• Anger, both in the person d...

Grief involves anger and loss of emotional control, often a state of confusion.

Conventional grief, the kind of grief that occurs after the loss of a loved one, or even loss of one’s dreams, is commonly discussed and understood.