It's been a while since my last check in! I lost 2 aunts on Mother's Day and they were sisters. All 8 of my father's sisters are now gone. As soon as I got the text Sunday afternoon about Aunt 83, I packed a bag out of my storage unit and hit the road to "be there" for cousin in Ohio. Aunt 83 had stage 4 liver cancer after 2 rounds of chemo for 2 different kinds of breast cancer. I'm grateful GOD was merciful! We are saying farewell this afternoon.

Aunt 88 lived in NC, was an Air Force vet from Korean War. She died of pneumonia in both lungs. I hope she wasn't alone! There will be no services. We never met this aunt or knew much about her. I've long suspected she suffered from mental illness due to trauma. I may travel to High Point to seek out cousins I've never met to learn more about my aunt.

Unfortunately, this generation didn't believe in mental illness and chose the "if we ignore it, it will go away" mentality. My parental units still subscribe to this kind of thinking and we have run out of time! Their health is failing and so is mine. We don't think anyone from my family is coming to the service this afternoon. It is a 5 hour drive and I drove my parents up here less than 2 years ago when my uncle died.

I can remember when FAMILY was more important than anything! Until they become TOXIC to your wellness. We are all born to die. I don't believe death is final and I am ready to die. God just doesn't want me right now for some reason.

My dad is 9 of 10 children and now he and his little brother are all that is left. My mother is 7 of 8 children and now she is 1 of 3 left. Death should remind us that our time here is limited and for that reason we should ALWAYS be humble and kind to every person we encounter. But that's not how life happens.

This afternoon is gonna be hard, be we'll get through it. I'm going to try to forget that I'm homeless and hopeless for a few hours to support my cousins today! Thank you fellow members for your compassion, support and encouragement!