At 73, Louisa had spent years carefully saving for her dream vacation—a final adventure after decades of hard work. But when her granddaughter fell critically ill, her daughter made an urgent request: help fund the medical treatment. Torn between her lifelong dream and family duty, Louisa made a choice that would change everything.
“I told her I wouldn’t sacrifice my last chance at happiness,” Louisa recalls. The decision came at a steep price. Returning home one day, she found her daughter packing her belongings. The house—officially in her daughter’s name after being transferred years earlier—was being rented out to pay for the child’s treatment. “You might as well stay in Europe,” her daughter told her coldly. “You won’t have a home to return to.”
Now staying in temporary housing, Louisa faces a painful reality. Her travel savings may now go toward finding a new home instead. The grandmother is left questioning: Was protecting her dream selfish? Or was her daughter’s retaliation too harsh?
