Dear Abby: My daughter stopped speaking to me and I don’t want her at my deathbed

A parent reports that their daughter ceased all communication for several years without providing any explanation. Now that the parent is nearing the end of their life, the daughter has attempted to return. The parent feels that if the daughter desired no relationship for years, she should not offer lip service now. Consequently, the parent expresses a clear desire to avoid seeing her daughter at her deathbed due to this prolonged estrangement.