O my gosh yes! Abandonment by my family and loneliness are the hardest part of my life by far. I saw an Oprah interview with the father of a mass shooter and she said something really surprising to me. She said that ppl with cancer or diabetes can usually count on their families to rally around them but when mental illness is the problem the family does the opposite. It was the first time I truly realized that it's not just me or my family that is like this. What are others doing to ease the sorrow? I miss my grandkids so much but I'm not allowed to see them unless I go off my medication.