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You always have the best advice, {NAME}, and I could really use it right nowâ¦. {NAME}, Have you ever seen someone you love lose their sparkle? I know itâs a little personal â but I just have to ask⦠Because I think thatâs whatâs happening to my Aunt Cathy⦠And itâs devastating to watch. :( So if you have a moment, I could really use your advice on what to do next. See, I went back home to Wisconsin a couple of weeks ago⦠And while I was there, my Aunt Cathy came over to my parentâs house for dinner. It was the first time Iâd seen her in a few years. Now, Cathy isnât my ârealâ aunt. Sheâs my momâs best friend from childhood â and growing up, she was always there for me and my sisters. Every holiday, every birthday party, every school play â she never missed a thing. (She even made a doctor costume for me one Halloween!) But aside from all of her love and support, my favorite thing about Aunt Cathy was always her spirit. Aunt Cathy was someone whose presence lit up the room. She radiated warmth when she talked to you. She always wore a big smile. And her laugh was simply infectious⦠So when I saw her during this last visit, my heart nearly broke. Instead of the exuberant greeting and big hug she normally gave me, I got a quiet, âHi Johnny.â And rather than spending the night sharing the crazy stories of her past, waving her arms about as she told them⦠Aunt Cathy kept to herself, listening quietly to the buzz around her. Even her signature red lipstick â which she famously never left the house without â was nowhere to be found. And her lively personality just felt so⦠dimmed. It was almost like she was fading into the background. At one point, I asked if she was feeling okay. She smiled slightly and said, âYeah, Iâm fine. Donât worry about me.â And that was it. This wasnât the Aunt Cathy I knew, but I didnât want to pry. So, I played it off like nothing was wrong. But the next day, I sat down with my mom and asked if sheâd also noticed a change in Aunt Cathy. âAbsolutely,â she said. âBut I see it with a lot of my friends this age. You know, your kids move away, the days slow down. Itâs easy to lose some of the fire in your belly.â I understood what my mom was saying, but Aunt Cathy was the last person I expected to see this way. I wanted to talk to my aunt, to see if there was something I could say to help reignite her spark⦠But I was afraid of coming off as critical and making the whole thing worse⦠So, I said nothing and left Wisconsin with a pit in my stomach, feeling like I could have done more. I keep wanting to call her â but I just donât know what to say. So what do you think, {NAME}? Have you ever gone through something like this? And what can I do to help my aunt get her old sparkle back? Seriously, if you have any advice on this matter, please hit REPLY and let me know your thoughts. I know itâs not always easy to have sensitive conversations like these, but if I learned anything from my recent encounter with Aunt Cathy⦠Itâs that even the brightest of lights can dim when you least expect it. Given how thoughtful and insightful our BHMD community is⦠I have a feeling your replies will help me find the right words to help my Aunt Cathy. So thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts. Your Beverly Hills MD, Dr. John Layke P.S. I know this is a little different than the emails I normally send⦠But I canât overstate how much your opinion means to me. So if you have any guidance on how I can help my aunt âget her groove backâ⦠Itâd mean the world to me if you shared it with me by hitting âreply.â I know my Aunt Cathy isnât alone in how she's feeling, so Iâd love to share some of your wisdom in a follow-up email⦠And maybe, your words could help reignite the spark in someone else, too.  Â
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