I tend to feel like a senior orphan or castoff when it comes to my family. Months go by and I don't hear from them. That isn't my idea of what family is about, but the younger generation in my family doesn't seem to care. I'd love to talk to them but they never have any time to spare so I stopped calling. I always thought we were closer but I get it.

The bottom line is family as I knew it is gone forever. It's just another disappointment and life goes on.