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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/gaby2277 on 2023-09-18 06:26:58.
Helped my mom put together and start up her CPAP machine tonight. Im only 20 and she’s 63 and has worsening breathing problems. She’s always been older than my other friends parents and I’ve always known this. But every now and then it just hits you and it’s hard you know?
I don’t know why but I just cried a little bit after seeing her with it on. Just made me really sad. It’s a new leaf of getting old that I havnt really seen yet. She also got news a few months ago she’s likely to get cataracts.
How do you not get consumed by hurt/sadness in moments like this? Aging is natural and there will always be a grief to watching your parents get old. But how do you not get completely consumed by this grief?