There is only me and my oldest brother, now. Our middle brother died in 2016. My oldest brother is 81 years old. 15 years older than me. So, I was 2 or 3 when he left home. That being said, we spent MANY years not very close. We seemed to have little in common, and he admits it took him a whole to realize I had hit adulthood.
But NOW, in the last few years we have made up for lost time. Especially in the last couple years. He helped me a lot after Rick died. Now, we talk on the phone weekly (I am in Rochester, he is In Connecticut. ) and email or text several times a week. Making up for lost time.
Last summer he came this way to visit my niece. He drove,. She lives outside Buffalo. So, on his way home he stopped here, and we spent a couple hours together, went to lunch and just chatted, Just chatted about life and things. It was great