My brother has chosen to cut me and the rest of the family out of his life. I've really not seen anything of him since 1987. I have never met his children, he has never met my other brother's children and the cousins have never met.
I did see him briefly about 6 years ago at a funeral and was shocked at the person he had become. There was no life in him, last time I had seen him he was full of life and energy. Well not anymore, the cult has turned him into some sort of drone. I just listened to him waffling to my dad in some low monotonic voice and thought my god you are boring, don't you have a personality anymore.
Can't say I honestly miss him in my life though, he was such a interfering trouble maker, but it's a shame for the kids no to know their family and for my parents never to see their grandchildren.