I just found out my godfather/uncle died a year ago. No one in my family told me. We live on different continents, but we always used to text each other about shared hobbies like cooking and gardening and what was going on in our lives.


I only saw it because a cousin of mine who added me in the last year on social media posted that it had been a year since he had died. I did a search and found an article about his death. He stepped out onto the street and was hit by a car.

I am not sure why I was not told. I find it hard to believe that my parents didn't know about this. I texted one of my siblings to ask if they had heard about what happened. I haven't heard back.


The last several times I messaged my godfather, I didn't get a response. I guess I now know why.

I am trying to process all of this.