An appropriate nursing diagnosis for the family of a client dying of cancer, whose members have expressed sorrow over the forthcoming loss, would be:

Dysfunctional Grieving related to the loss of family member, as manifested by behaviors indicating anxiety.

Potential for Grieving related to loss of family member and sorrow.

Dysfunctional Grieving related to future loss of family member, manifested by family's developmental regression.

Anticipatory Grieving related to loss of family member, as evidenced by sorrow.