So we asked some of the group leaders if the question had come up in their meetings across the country. Here are some of the replies. I have three sisters. They have sick husbands but we meet once a month for lunch.
Situations change people.
They just ignored me. It hurt and gave me feelings of frustration. They did not do what I thought family should. I formed new friendships and went to work. Friends could not deal with the illness or incapacitation.