If you saw my brother, Alby seated at a restaurant or walking in the park, your first thought might be, "Wow, nice looking guy. Beautiful hair." But Alby is dying. He is addicted to heroin.
I guess most every family deals with stuff like this. Maybe not heroin, but alcohol, mental illness, whatever. (Our family just happens to deal with all three.)
And so, after returning from recent travels, I hit the the ground running AND hit the wall at the same time. For starters, our Galley Gourmet dinner cruise season started up, the garden needed attention, there were bills to pay and yadda yadda. Yet one thing kept nagging my brain: Alby will be celebrating his 52nd birthday on June 5. But at the rate he's going, I don't think he's going to make it to 53. more »
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Tuesday, May 30
Is there a Hallmark card for this?
by
Marion Owen
on Tue 30 May 2006 04:44 PM AKDT
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