As she lay on her deathbed in a modest apartment in Coxsackie, New York, Alison’s thoughts often turned to the possibility of one last conversation with Mariah.

According to her friend and healthcare proxy, David Baker, Alison had spent the last month of her life in hospice care. David alleged that Alison’s family members were well aware of her condition. She was surrounded by the knowledge that time was running out. Despite the dire circumstances, Mariah never reached out to her dying sister.

David shared with the Daily Mail that Alison was deeply pained by the treatment she received from both her mother and sister, though her feelings toward their mother were always conflicted. “Alison was hurt by the way she was treated by her mother and Mariah,” he explained, “but she always had mixed feelings about her mother.”