My daughter and family abandoned me when a Hurricane destroyed our home 7 years ago. Last year she reached out and we tried to work on our relationship. On Christmas Day I received an email from her stating she will only have a relationship with me on HER terms-2 days before a major surgery. I too sacrificed everything for this 41 yo nurse at Mayo. There is nothing left to live for when your life once revolved around your only living child and grandchildren. God have mercy on my grandchildren.