December 2, 2018:

She became very suddenly obese. I would estimate one hundred pounds overweight.

He face widened, drooped, fell.

She was almost unrecognizable.

It frightened me. Because she appeared to be no longer herself, and because change is bad.

It alienated us even further, at a time when I would like to have built closer contact.

That's not nice but it's true. I felt: I don't know who this person is.