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    Conclusions:

    • Clinicians and patients can benefit from understanding developmental grief to better manage loss and limitations.
    • Embracing natality offers a hopeful approach to confronting and integrating limitations in clinical and personal life.
    • This psychoanalytic and philosophical perspective enriches the understanding of resilience and adaptation in the face of chronic conditions.