That heartbreaking moment

 Here I am, continuing my daily observations. We just recently visited my uncles doctor. Everything's going well with his health however a few things came up. The doctor asked him about his daughters and my uncle froze. They haven't called him, like usual, but it's starting to hit him a lot harder. The doctor tried getting him to talk, as did I, but nothing came out. It was as if the cat had eaten his tongue. A few seconds, maybe minutes passed by and still nothing, but then his eyes started watering. My heart broke so I reached out to hug him. Then  I thought to myself, how is someone capable of going years without talking to their father ? From personal experience, not speaking to my dad for a few hours is heart-breaking. Now imagine going years without speaking a word or hearing from him, God awful. After the doctors visit we went home. He continued his daily routine, but not a word came out. You could tell his head was full of confusion and thoughts. Then out of the blue he started sobbing tears. Following that, he started talking amongst him. I got closer to him and tried understanding what he was saying. It was really difficult, but I got something out of it. It went something like this, "i don't understand why my own daughters don't call me and ask how I'm doing. I never did anything to them. Just because I'm sick or crazy or whatever doesn't mean they have to stop loving me. You never give up on family."