Character

Nice Lady from Catholic Family Services

kind professional practical

Tal references a nice lady from Catholic Family Services as a potential caregiver option during a tense streamside talk with C.J. about his growing care needs from cognitive decline. Tal uses her as a benchmark for minimal professional help, questioning if it meets the full demands and preferring to avoid deeper family involvement like with stepmother Molly. This mention underscores external service options amid family debates on dignity and support.

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Nice Lady …'s Journey

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S4E13 · The Long Goodbye

Fulcrum, Forgetting, and the Long Goodbye

Not present; functions emotionally as a mitigation device for Tal to downplay the gravity of outside help.

Invoked by Tal as an exemplar — 'a nice lady from Catholic Family Services' — used to minimize the seriousness of required help and to mock the idea of formalized …

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