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    RF> I am sure your family will be there for you.   
      
   One will hope.  When I was young my parents moved away from the rest of my   
   family and it was only in my later years that I moved back to this side of   
   the country where I'm closer to them.  Growing up without any family close by   
   diminishes ones, or my, attachment to them and as such I haven't really made   
   a big effort to maintain strong relationships.  We just kind of make our own   
   pod and focus on that. So accepting of the fact that at the end it'll   
   probably be a much smaller group helping me get on but this is the life we   
   lead   
      
    RF> All my kids have more than surprised me.  They hung in there not only   
    RF> tough but loving when I was in my worst chaped totall inubated and not   
    RF> for sure if I was going survive my heart issues.   
      
   That is remarkable, especially in this day and age where that sense of   
   collectivism seems to have been replaced whole-heartedly with individualism.    
   How's the ticker these days?   
      
    RF> My brothers and my sister were also supporting them.  I have 7 broters   
    RF> and 1 sister.   
      
   1 brother and a number of 1/2 and step sisters in the wings but they are all   
   5000KM away.  I'm hoping that relationship will strengthen over time but I'm   
   not one to force it.   
      
   Thanks for sharing though, makes me stop and appreciate the beautiful family   
   I have and cherish these moments.     
      
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