Mary, you handled that well- acknowledged his frustration without buying into it. My brother is easy: he has long been left-leaning, but marred by a comfortable judgmentalism. As his world explanded, he became more aware of how much in common he had with other people he once dismissed and made efforts to get to know individuals, and r…
Mary, you handled that well- acknowledged his frustration without buying into it. My brother is easy: he has long been left-leaning, but marred by a comfortable judgmentalism. As his world explanded, he became more aware of how much in common he had with other people he once dismissed and made efforts to get to know individuals, and recognize the richness of their lives.
When he got cancer, he had an excellent oncologist, but had to deal with our non-health-care system, using precious energy to challenge denials and over-charges, he became more and more left. For years now he has been openly socialist. He is a man generous with himself after surviving a cancer that kills most of its victims, and makes himself available to other cancer patients, helping them navigate both the illness and the pitfalls the health care "system". Sometimes he gives support to people as they approach death. I admire this most of all. A reminder of how fortunate we are.
Mary, you handled that well- acknowledged his frustration without buying into it. My brother is easy: he has long been left-leaning, but marred by a comfortable judgmentalism. As his world explanded, he became more aware of how much in common he had with other people he once dismissed and made efforts to get to know individuals, and recognize the richness of their lives.
When he got cancer, he had an excellent oncologist, but had to deal with our non-health-care system, using precious energy to challenge denials and over-charges, he became more and more left. For years now he has been openly socialist. He is a man generous with himself after surviving a cancer that kills most of its victims, and makes himself available to other cancer patients, helping them navigate both the illness and the pitfalls the health care "system". Sometimes he gives support to people as they approach death. I admire this most of all. A reminder of how fortunate we are.