Yesterday I had a little cry. This is born out of frustration with my relatives and their lack of support. I am my mother's only daughter and my brother passed away 10 years, leaving a wife and 2 children. Five years my sister in law (My brother's wife) have virtually broke all communication with me and my mother. We don't know what we have done to cause this rift. This has been heart breaking for my mother who have not seen my brother's children for over 5 years. My brother's children is the only biological surviving link she has with them. Neither of us have received any card, phone call or visit. I have sent my sister-In-Law emails, messages via facebook and twitter asking her to call my mum as she would love to hear from her but to no avail. My nephew is in his early 20's and I have too sent texts and messages asking him to call my mother. He has promised to come down and meet us but it never happens. I have told him that his grandmother have alzehemier's disease and she is getting more forgetful. I phoned my sister in Law but she was very cold and distant with me. She asked 'What this call about?' Unbelievable so I hung up in tears. On the positive side I keep in touch with my niece, I know she wants to come down and see us but its difficult for her and I don't get her involved in what happening to my mother and her mother as she is 14 years. Now I am worried that by the time my niece and nephew get round to seeing my mother, it will be too late as my mother's memory will get so bad and she will be unable to recognised them. Similarly I have asked my mum's cousin to phone my mother as she still thinks they live in Cardiff. she can't remember their phone number. I have asked my cousin daughter to asked her parents on my behalf to no avail. For some reason she has become non communication with me. All I ask of my relatives is just make one call to my mother as she get depressed and lonely. Why is it when you say the 'A' word people run a mile. I do appreciate that my relatives may have busy lives and have their own issues to deal. I envied my partner's family they are half Irish and he has 7 brothers and sisters and they rallied round helping their parents as one of them has Alzehemier's disease. I have spent the past weeks organising care and support for my mother and dealing with her issues. It is such a lonely mountain to climb, doing it all on my own.