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Death (30)
Death of parent (24)
Cancer (23)
Medical content (21)
Terminal illness (18)
Chronic illness (12)
Medical trauma (11)
Grief (6)
Dementia (5)
Suicide (3)
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Forced institutionalization (2)
Blood (2)
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Ableism (1)
Body horror (1)
Child death (1)
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Gore (1)
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Excrement (1)
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Dementia (4)
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Vomit (3)
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Blood (1)
Vomit (1)
Dementia (1)
Medical trauma (1)
Pregnancy (1)
Abandonment (1)
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