Asking Eric: I was unsettled by a text from my 90-year-old dad. Can I just stop communicating?

An advice column addresses a reader's dilemma regarding whether to stop communicating with their 90-year-old, widowed father who has health issues.
I don’t even wish to communicate with him anymore, but he is in his 90s, widowed, and has a few health issues.
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