history: My mom has been really struggling lately since her dad, my grandpa, passed away. She really took care of him a lot and it's been hard for her. I try my best to do things to cheer her up even though I live far away. I've been trying to cheer my mom up a lot lately. She's kind of been struggling. 
current: Im sorry to hear that. I know that can be stressful.
next: Yeah, especially since I live so far away from her. I let her video chat with my kids a lot to hopefully bring some happiness back into her days.