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Well written, thank you.
You are a good son.
The physical body is a machine that wears out, eventually, or suddenly.
"There, but for the grace of god, go I."
My 70'ish year old father came down with pneumonia last year which triggered a rapid decline in unlerlying dementia. For weeks he was completely a blank slate, and the outlook was indeterminant.
He recovered somewhat, and returned to an average daily "baseline". His abilities to work on hobbies and projects are extremely limited, and he had to give up many of the things that brought him satisfaction.
These were replaced by smaller goals and/or distractions which he had the ability to accomplish. Regardless of the task, something is needed of him.
He keeps on moving on.
Only in my 40's, but I personally believe the most essential things in life is to know that you are loved, have accomplished something, or will accomplish somthing.
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