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greenmountaingal · 80-89, F
It's one of the hardest, saddest things about aging; so many of my close long time friends, and all of my family elders, are gone now. I am working on making new friends. But it's not the same as knowing people for all or most of your life. When someone close to you dies who has known you since childhood or youth, it's like a part of you dies, too.
lasergraph · 70-79, M
I understand completely