March 31, 2015

Death Of A Brother

by James Collins (author's profile)

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"Death Of A Brother"

Twenty Six years ago my brother said he was never going to contact any of my family. He always felt like an outsider - and needless to say, my brother stayed away from us. That is until he checked himself into Mercy Hospital in Sacramento. He called one of my sisters, she went and visited him, according to her she could barley recognize him. He was dying from liver cancer. The following day she returned to the hospital and he had checked out. My sister had no way of finding him as he was homeless. On July 27th 2014 we learned from country records he'd died. I keep imagining him cold at night - sleeping in dangerous areas - getting arrested for being a vagrant. All because of booze another has gone unnoticed. Barely a leaf has blown and crumble with time. The same has been with Reggie Collins. He was blown about and now crumble with time. I Miss You Bro.

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