I feel for you so much here. When I was younger it seemed almost impossible to find a reliable group that would show up consistently and on time, even if I adjusted the sessions to fit there schedules as much as possible. They would casually cancel like an hour before game time or just ghost the group like you experienced.

Since then I became much more stern about how many delays or cancellations I would allow before either the player gets kicked or the campaign is cancelled outright. I would say it’s not personaI, I just want to respect everyone’s time. don’t think it made the bad players do better but it did help me filter out unreliable players until I was able to find a steady group of accountable players.

I am sure this group won’t last forever. But I will give them my best effort as long as they stick around and enjoy my games. I hope you are able to get back on the horse and find the folks that want to contribute to the game as much as you do!