Many thanks to you for thinking and praying and remembering me today. The weather prevented a visit to my father's grave, so the conflict will remain as I continue to heal and forgive. My late sister's husband has remarried and his wife understands his need to maintain a connection with my sister. A real gem of a woman, she!

My younger brother made an effort to make a connection with me on a less threatening level; talking only of health and unemployment in a private conversation, but I could tell even that was too painful for him. It is a fear of mine that he too was molested and either cannot as yet remember (perhaps a blessing if he never does remember) or he is unable to talk. The signs that others saw in me that were 'unidentifiable' are present in him for PTSD...it might just(just...merely...only?) be the physical and verbal abuse we all endured, but with the history of sexual abuse in my family, it remains a concern of mine and my wife's as well.

My brother's daughter and I had a chance to talk in private. She was so supportive and remains so since my revelation of the abuse to the family. She cried and told me..."I love you...that's what we're here for...we're family.

And speaking of family, I wanted to thank you all again for your support and friendship this past year. I count my blessings for knowing as much as I can each and every one of you who have reached out, and even those I don't know. And I count it a privilege and honor as well. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Andrea