Who has been one of my closest relatives?

M’y brother is. I’ve really never had any connection to my relatives. My parents ostracized our family from them. There were hard feelings between my father and his siblings so there was never any relationship. As for my grandparents, my fathers parents had passed away before I was born and my mothers left Canada and went back overseas. I only saw them once . The only real connection I have is with my brother. We supported each other during our difficult upbringing. Something I did learn is that important to bury the hatchet and make amends with others. A few years before my father died, he his two brothers reconnected. They lived far and apart and I believe that both knew that their time was coming to an end. I remember them phoning and talking on the phone for hours. My father travelled out west to visit his older brother. A life lesson learned by me..