My stepfather nearly collapsed from vomiting outside the police station, causing him to miss calls from Chelsea Thompson and Shane Poe.

They probably thought I stubbornly refused to donate bone marrow, and since my stepfather was busy arguing with me, he couldn't take their calls.

To defend his beloved wife, Shane Poe posted a lengthy message in our family group chat condemning me.

Words like "heartless," "ungrateful," and "cold-blooded" were the milder accusations.

He knew I had no parental love, so even though he was the outsider, he felt entitled to judge me from a moral high ground.

When my mom came out of the morgue, she was in a...