The topic was a sad one, but he wanted to let the other know the truth. It had been so long ago, and he certainly thought of them enough, it wasn't something he became choked up to talk about as it once had been. "Thank you, it was a long time ago now. So, if I may ask.. have you had to live on your own for a very long time?" The mental image of Anthony on the street scraping for food made him think of a child or two he'd met and his heart ached to help this man more than he'd already started.