My brother will be 80 in December. He seems to be going to several funerals of late. I guess we are now at an age when many of our friends and relatives get serious illnesses or die.
I wonder if our brains modify to accept this as the norm?
It is interesting how we now talk about illnesses more as we age. There are several friends and relatives who are now in the "firing line". In the past we assumed we would all go on forever. Now we think of our finality.
Once we went to a New Year's Eve party. The host said, "you are not allowed to talk about illnesses". What a good idea!
UPDATE 1433z: We just heard that one of my wife's best friends has died. Not unexpected, but so sad for those left behind.
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