"Hey, Nan, what's on your mind?" Sloan asked gently, sitting down beside her.

Nan sighed and rubbed her eyes. "It's just...I got some bad news from an old friend. I'm just feeling a bit down, that's all."

Caring for an aging grandmother isn’t like caring for a child or even a parent. With nan, there is a specific tenderness—a recognition that she once comforted you . Now the roles are reversed. And that reversal can feel heavy.