Max and Sara are planning the bat mitzvah of their daughter. While they are putting together a list of guests to invite, they come to Max's older uncle, Meyer. "Gee, I don't know if we should invite him," Max says. "He's been so lonely lately, and he doesn't seem to want to do anything by himself. I wouldn't want to make him feel bad about not coming!" Which of the following events has Meyer recently experienced?

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Max and Sara are planning the bat mitzvah of their daughter. While they are putting together a list of guests to invite, they come to Max's older uncle, Meyer. "Gee, I don't know if we should invite him," Max says. "He's been so lonely lately, and he doesn't seem to want to do anything by himself. I wouldn't want to make him feel bad about not coming!" Which of the following events has Meyer recently experienced?​

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Meyer has been lonely lately and doesn't want to do things by himself, indicating that he has recently experienced a loss or change in his life that has left him feeling isolated. The most likely event that would cause this is the death of his wife.

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