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Nephew with Schizophrenia
Until his late teens I had an absolutely fantastic relationship with my nephew.
Unfortunately my sister (his mother) was unable to take good care of him due to her drug and alcohol issues, and involvement in mostly petty crime.
For this reason my parents ended up looking after him.
In his childhood and early teens I enjoyed many fun activities with him, and also a girl the same age who my parents also cared for.
Since entering adulthood he has sadly developed symptoms of Schizophrenia, and also fallen into the exact same types of behaviour as his mother with drugs, alcohol and crime.
It's a loooooong story but he spent several years in the juvenile justice system, then was homeless for a few years.
During this time I had very little contact with him, but since then he's actually lived with me twice.
We're now in the same city, but sadly I'm finding it impossible to see him and the only contact I have is on Social media.
I do believe he now has a job, which is great.
Last Christmas I was really hoping to see him, and he did say on Social media that he would meet me at Christmas, but sadly didn't.
Anyone had a similar experience with someone close to them and any ideas on how to reconnect would be much appreciated.
