A few months later, he passed away. Today, we noticed that yet another of our Friends was no longer there. Rest in Peace, Friends.
Watching Friends vanish is not as difficult as I had feared. As I found letting Autumn and Linden go, watching someone pass away at the end of a long and mostly happy life is no tragedy. Their last time on earth is actually quite challenging, so to watch them slip peacefully away is not so heartbreaking; it feels like the natural order of things.
The bigger challenge is watching them mentally slip away as their minds deteriorate. We have several Friends in the dementia wing who used to delight in our visits, but who no longer recognize us. That is sad. I wonder what Starbuck knows about it. Do you think she knows?
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