My grandmother fell asleep soon after our conversation ended. I realized that she was indeed tired. Without realizing it at first, I was starting to realize that she had started dozing off to sleep earlier each time that I visited. It was like she was constantly tired and had difficulty staying awake and active for long periods of time. I was concerned; however, I trusted the doctors to tell me if anything was seriously wrong.

I knew that my grandmother was old and according to the doctors, some treatment may be too harsh for her body. That meant that it was already great that she was in quite a stable...