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Michael Tobin on Losing a Loved One in Slow Motion
Suzy Weiss
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The psychologist discusses the ambiguous grief of Alzheimer’s, how to enjoy life in a bomb shelter, and what it really means to be a patriarch.

Read Michael’s essay, “When Darkness Comes, Don’t Flinch,” and Joe Nocera’s introduction to Ancient Wisdom, a new series from The Free Press.

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Suzy Weiss
Suzy Weiss is a co-founder and reporter for The Free Press and host of Second Thought. Before that, she worked as a features reporter at the New York Post. There, she covered the internet, culture, dating, dieting, technology, and Gen Z. Her work has also appeared in Tablet, the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, among others.
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