Exactly. "Mid-forties" probably means friends and associates in the fifties and sixties, parents in the seventies at least. Just knowing someone who is affected

Exactly. "Mid-forties" probably means friends and associates in the fifties and sixties, parents in the seventies at least. Just knowing someone who is affected can be harrowing, even if it's not you. But I guess a lot of people here don't ever think about anyone who's not them.