Context: My mother in law was recently placed in hospice and is not expected to live much longer.
Speaker 1: My mother in law was recently placed in hospice and is not expected to live much longer.
Speaker 2: oh man. it's always tough to lose a parent. how old is she?
Speaker 1: She's 87, so she has lived a long life, but she has Alzheimers, and it's really sad to watch her lose her mind.
Speaker 2: yeah i bet. at least you got to know her for as long as you did
Speaker 1: That's a great way of looking at it. I should try to keep a positive attitude towards it.
Speaker 2: yep she's want you to remember that, even if she can't remember it herself