Dear Eric: A friend of mine has a 31-year-old son who is dying from liver disease following a failed transplant. I understand that a person’s lifespan is determined by a higher power.

However, I am having a very difficult time with the fact that this young man is suffering, and most likely will not survive, while a particular person in my life who lived well into her 90s was nothing but a narcissistic, selfish, hateful and miserable person.

This woman was a very close relative of mine who took every possible opportunity to berate and ridicule most people she knew, including myself and many others. For the last five years of her life, she needed 24/7 care, which was excellent, but which she complained about to no end.

I can’t help but feel that the attention and care she received from th

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