While grabbing a quick bite at McDonald's this afternoon, I overheard a conversation between 2 ladies (one in her 60s and another in her 80s) at the next table...
60s lady : do you get to go out with your friends ?
80s lady : no, they're all dead. I'm the only one left.
60s lady : and your children ?
80s lady : they live far away, the nearest one is more than an hour away. I live alone, I don't want to go into an institution so in the winter, I even shovel my own snow.
60s lady : do you take any medication ?
80s lady : None, no medication at all. I live a healthy life.
60s lady : wow. you are something. I cannot imagine myself living for years and years after everybody has died or has gone away. I wouldn't be able to bear it, it's sad!
and at that point, I thought to myself, "great job cheering grandma up."
Tomorrow, if we hear about a depressed grandma who ran into a bus in tomorrow's news, you know whose fault it was.
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