today my brother should have turned 47...

[cedar]

today my brother should have turned 47...

cuckoosnest, cindi, newyear, ntcentral, brittzak, gia, dolphin, evielou, oneToomany, evielou, beatle, memarcie, time2 change, bearlady you have all helped make the circle of love that much more tangible...
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[tea]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Cedar, thank you for your post, you are a truly special person. I am so sad to hear about your brother and your dad, you remember them both beautifully. Am thinking of you.

Lx

[Red-Wine]

today my brother should have turned 47...

So sad to lose your brother at such a young age, I can tell you were close to each other.

My sons were also called up for the bush war, and were very affected by the things they saw and the things they were ordered to do.

Happy Birthday Alan RIP

Bless you Cedar xx


Mary

[cedar]

today my brother should have turned 47...

red-wine - sometimes it seems like that whole horrible war was an unknown secret - yet the effects enormous, thank you for your message and sending you much love back x
and tea - the first thing my julia (aged nearly 2) says in the morning is 'tea-time' so tea is a special word x

sleep time here south of the equator in africa
will connect with all tomorrow
love and thank you ALL so much for sending love this way today
x

[YoungAtHeart]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Thank you for telling us about Alan, Cedar. He sounds like a very special man. My heart goes out to you today.

I feel for all the young people that must go to war. It is so traumatic for them--beyond what many of us can comprehend.

Happy Birthday Alan!
Rest in Peace

Many hugs for you today Cedar. :l:l

[Determinator]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Happy birthday Alan. Cedar I wish you peace.

[brittzak]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Cedar,
Imagine your brother in heaven eatcing cake with Jesus.....what a GREAT b-day party, huh?

[Cherbear]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Thank you for that heart felt thread... I lost my grandfather (suicide) to alcohol and a cousin ages 67 and 40 respectively, I know that it is so familial... It scares me that the genes are so strong.
I think this site really helps us heal at the pace that is right for us.

[louise]

today my brother should have turned 47...

Cedar, I am so sorry for your loss. Alan sounds like a special man. I hope your day was filled with good memories of him. And be proud of him for the things he did like sneaking food to prisoners. My guess would be that acts like that gave people hope and helped the transition from apartheid be peaceful.

[cedar]

today my brother should have turned 47...

thanks again everyone for you thoughts...posts and PMs

so many people have lost so much - directly or indirectly to alcohol
anything that can curb these statistics is worth gold
thanks MWO for being one of those !!

love ced
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