Ok, Birthday over. I am now officially 38. YIPES!!! 38!!! When did THAT happen.

I attended the funeral of my favorite Aunt today. My Aunt Norma Jean has been fighting cancer for a long time. The last few weeks have been hard. Today...we laid her to rest.

My cousin Jeff was not able to stay through the whole thing. As it is, he to is fighting his own demons. An addiction to meth has him wasting away before our eyes. He looks as though he is a 60 year old frail man. They want to put him on a waiting list for a new liver, but he has to stay clean for 6 months. This is seeming to be a prioblem for him. I don't think there is a chance of this happening. His skin is turning yellow and he can't stand for very long at a time. He hugged me tonight...and it felt as if I were hugging a skeleton. I know he is doing this to himself...but it is still diffivlut to watch your childhood playmate wilt away. His funeral will be the next that I attend. I could feel it. He is my age.