RIP. This is why you have kids. No guarantees, whether today or in days past, but kids are generally the ones who make sure mom and dad are okay. They got together in her 20s - plenty of time to have several.
Hackman had 3 kids. Obviously, they didn’t give a damn or they would have been there. I lived 3k miles away from my folks, and when dad broke his femur, I dropped everything and was first on the spot. My 2 brothers live 6o and 300 miles away and were too lazy to help.
“They got together in her 20s - plenty of time to have several.”
I don’t know if it’s the case here but not everyone can have children my friend.
My wife and I spent a long time and much money trying and could not.
Here in rural TN one's friends and fellow congregants meet that need every bit as well as biological offspring. Which is a good thing, as my sons have taken root in other parts of the US (although they do call and visit when they can).
There are some fine young men around here who, while in high school, worked around the property for me. They've told me there were times they would have not been able to eat were it not for what I paid them over the years. They've become like sons, and check in on me regularly.
Life in the South is good.
He had 3 kids, I’ve read. Not sure if they were from an earlier marriage, or the current one.