I guess I didn’t realize until the past couple of weeks how alone you’ve been, Rocky. How come no one is ever texting you to check in? Where are your friends calling you to arrange a visit? Why do I get the sense you’ve been in some kind of self-imposed isolation since you left us last?” Because I deserved it, I wanted to say, but didn’t because even thinking the words hurt. Because I let down the only family I ever had.
