Anticipatory Grief
My (30f) dad (67m) has really bad chronic pain due to a medical condition that cannot be fixed. He has expressed to me in the past that he won't live to be elderly because he doesn't want to wither away like he's seen others do. Plus, he's in pain literally all the time.
I cannot stress enough that he is NOT a danger to himself or others, and he is not making plans to make any rash decisions.
That said, I have been afraid of coming home to him being gone for years. I know it'll happen one day, regardless of anything else, and I don't know how to deal with it. I don't feel like I can bring it up in real life without someone trying to have him put into involuntary treatment. But I struggle with the emotions I'm left with. Does anyone have any tips for dealing with anticipatory grief?