I'm going back to the OP. Time allows one to romanticize things. As an example, have you had a very close loved one die a slow agonizing death from cancer?

If you think back now, you don't remember the frail person at the end, rather, you recall the vibrant healthy person. I suspect Granny thinks back to pleasant memories as my folks were depression era kids and didn't wish that upon anyone.

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