Hi. I don't think I made myself clear perhaps. Two of my four (4) children refuse to recognize me as their mother. They don't even phone me. It has been 5 years since I have seen or heard from them. My other two are quite different. We have a normal relationship.

If I had breast cancer..I wonder if I would then "qualify for their love and attention.

The "aloof 2" just don't and won't accept mental illness in the family. There definitely is a stigma in this country regarding mental illness. And when the rejection comes from your own children..it cuts... like a knife.