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When you cannot fix the fundamental sadness of aging

I am the only one who visits my grandmother in the nursing home and I can see she is dying alone but I cannot save her from the loneliness.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Witnessing unavoidable suffering in someone you love confronts you with the limits of care and the reality of human helplessness.

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