I've watched my parents grow old over video calls. It's a quiet grief I never expected

Oct 3, 2025 - 23:00
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I've watched my parents grow old over video calls. It's a quiet grief I never expected
A screengrab of a video call between a woman and her parents.

Since leaving Venezuela almost a decade ago, Estefania De La Concha has watched her parents age from thousands of kilometres away. In that time, she's come to understand the emotional toll of caring from a distance.

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