Oh Hoosier, I sooooooo know what you mean about this!!! I had similar experiences and I complained to said people about it (not sure it was wise but I had to) they said they didn't know what to say--hmm some were Christians on support groups/councelling?) Is the Good Samaritan still in bibles? I said almost strangers had offered me and my children words of comfort or dropped by with the odd meal, how come they couldn't manage a phone call to my kids or me just to say they didn't know what to say but they could listen or something!!! Yikes I,m still mad after all these years. I should say I had been "family" for 30+ years and they had known me since I was 5yrs old and always gotten on well. Outcome was just no contact-ah well some years after I heard my x BIL had cancer my kids went to visit and I wrote a card and letter. We didn't know what to say either but we at least tried even after the way we had been treated. So I completely sumpathise with you. (((())))
