On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 11:41:01 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>
> I also remember all the the good times with a house filled with
> people, but alas as I've gotten older there's practically no one left;
> grand parents long gone, parents gone too, as well as aunts, uncles,
> and most cousins... even most childhood friends are gone, and the
> remaining handful are far away and in nursing homes. This morning my
> wife left for Lung Guyland, last night her brother was placed into
> hospice, agent orange put him on borrowed minutes.
>
Yes, many members of the family are gone but there's younger folks who love
the family gatherings as much as the ones that are dead.

Sorry to read that about your brother-in-law and I hope he's not suffering.