We’ve latched onto a retired former colleague of mine and his family. There’s no crossover there. My wife never met him. Because the kids often came to work with me he’d known them since 10 years.

And a few other families who stepped up in the early days and said “we always knew something was up. You and the kids are welcome here anytime “. I’m blessed for those families.

I think part of the isolation feeling comes from socializing as a single person. I just struggle with that I think.

I also feel like I have to justify or explain umpteen different things. I know I don’t cognitively I just feel that way.