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We still speak but it will likely never be as before. We are very superficial now -- I cannot ask his opinion on any current event for fear he'll say something stupid and I'm not willing to just listen, so ... we don't really talk.

His father who has since passed, was black. His two half-brothers and five half-sisters are black. He still drank the koolaid and last time I visited he had a lifesized Trump, so ... yeah, drank and swallowed.

He since moved to FLorida to be near "his people" whatever that even means. I live in WA state, so no more visits. I will likely only know my 3-year-old grandson via video calls but that is okay. I only saw my grandparents once a year and loved them dearly.

I cried and mourned the loss for quite some time, considering he's still here, and now I'd say the grief has subsided, thinking about it doesn't bring me to tears now. I miss him terribly, miss our conversations, but he is building his life with his wife and son, and he is happy (I assume, so I'm happy for him). He's no longer a child, no longer under my roof, so I must let him lead his life, whether I like it or not. He fell for a con, that's pretty much it.