I too feel the loss of the special family I was born into.We all have dates on the calendar which are significant and make it one more year since we were together.
The extended family my Mothers cousins are all gone.I never was a girl who asked for help is the fact I can't breath the air they breath anymore.If I am ill I miss him more and I have come to realise that this is a barometer of my well being.
One way I have made things better is by always working at celebrations for the children I worked with.Creating events that gave them milestones to enrich their lives.
Its as I age I realise that these things are so important.
We can unite with others who feel the same.Hold our hands out to each other.
Mountain ash