Today is B's birthday. He turns 28. He re-activated his facebook account the other day and posted some photos of him with our nephew. From what it looks like, he was very recently at our sister's house.
Thursday was my birthday and my uncle took me out to lunch in Boston where I was while my husband was in the hospital having a procedure. He asked "has anyone heard from B" so I told him about Facebook and the recent photos. From his question, it sounds like B and Dad are still not talking.
Last year, he re-activated his Facebook around July 7th. On July 9th or so, he burglarized some place or got into some similar trouble (I don't know the details) that involved substance abuse. He spent his birthday last year in the hospital.
I have a very strong feeling that this year will be another repeat of this endless cycle.