My elderly father moved in with us after Mom died and he sits in his chair all day and I watch him disappear a little more each week.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief in old age often compounds with physical decline to create a withdrawal from life that family members witness with helpless heartbreak.
“Where Are You with Chronic loneliness vs. situational loneliness?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.