My husband’s cousin founded a well respected hospital in a small town in AL. It operated for about 75 years and was appreciated by all of the townspeople. Although he retired and sold it about 25 years ago, he continued an association with it until Obamacare forced it out of business. He died in June, broken-hearted, after seeing his life’s work destroyed.
His "life's work" was the multitude of people that he helped and prolonged life for. He shouldn't have forgotten that.