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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Annalisa Barbieri

How do I protect my bereaved friend from predatory behaviour?

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I recently saw an old friend for the first time in a few years and feel I must do something to help her but I’m not sure how.

She is older than me, in her early 70s. We no longer live close, so don’t see each other often, but we have stayed in touch. Her husband died a couple of years ago. My friend had forgotten about our plan to meet up. It then became obvious that she had forgotten most things from before her husband’s death and had also forgotten to go to another event she was due to attend.

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