I am sorry no one asked you if you had plans or wanted to come.
It does go both ways though....my husbands girls just don't call or come over either. Not even on Thanksgiving and since his youngest daughter is kinda talking to us (she finally came and got her stuff on the 12 of nov.) we invited her over for the holiday and she said other family was coming to her moms so she is gonna stay there. We have not seen her in 4 months and she lives an hour away. Her dad is really hurt by this and does not understand why or what he did so wrong to be treated like this and just does not even want to be here a lot of the time. He says he will have no regrets spending his winters in a warmer state when that time comes and could not be soon enough for him since nothing here for him anyways. Since getting her stuff ignores me when I call or try to get a hold of her even on facebook and then makes up excuses....says she will come visit but does not know when, and only calls when she needs or wants something the girls can't do or figure out themselves or their mother can't do and that ain't much to be honest sad but true always has been. She has a bed here to sleep on and been sleeping the floor there for 4 months and wants to take this bed with her now and I said it stays here for when they need it here. I feel her mom should go get her one if living there....a lot of free usable ones on craigslist all the time. Anyways, I hope you had a good Thanksgiving with your kids and other family/friends.....it seems like you have a lot of good news on your relatives medical condition. Be thankful for what we do have and don't try and change people. Either they want to be involved in your life or they don't. I am not gonna force people to be in my life if they don't want to be....because it is not sincere anyways when they do if you have to do that.
Take care of yourself and best wishes to you and your family!