bdalameda
PaleoCyclist
I really don't know why I am posting this other that it seems to give me some comfort talking about it.
I received a call last night that I have been expecting for a very long time. My youngest sister Joan was killed when she was crossing a street in a crosswalk when a driver of a large pickup truck did not see her. She died instantly.
Joannie has been basically homeless for the last 15 years or so and struggled with drug addiction since she was in high school. We were close as young children but not as adults as she became something or someone else fueled by her addiction. I chose not to let her chaotic life and darkness contaminate my life or my family's life after attempting to get her help, which was never taken seriously. I have been expecting a call for a long time with news of her death but strangely she died in a completely unexpected way.
I am oddly numb about her death as we have been disconnected for a long time. I do need to care for her arrangements etc. following her death. I guess the only thing that I keep in my mind is the sadness from such a wasted life that at one time held such promise. The one thing she did for me was to set an example for my three sons regarding what drugs and addiction can do to you. They witnessed what kind of pain her addiction caused not only me but their grandparents. They never touched drugs or alcohol growing up and I believe that this is why.
I can only hope she is at peace now.
Thanks for listening,
Dan
I received a call last night that I have been expecting for a very long time. My youngest sister Joan was killed when she was crossing a street in a crosswalk when a driver of a large pickup truck did not see her. She died instantly.
Joannie has been basically homeless for the last 15 years or so and struggled with drug addiction since she was in high school. We were close as young children but not as adults as she became something or someone else fueled by her addiction. I chose not to let her chaotic life and darkness contaminate my life or my family's life after attempting to get her help, which was never taken seriously. I have been expecting a call for a long time with news of her death but strangely she died in a completely unexpected way.
I am oddly numb about her death as we have been disconnected for a long time. I do need to care for her arrangements etc. following her death. I guess the only thing that I keep in my mind is the sadness from such a wasted life that at one time held such promise. The one thing she did for me was to set an example for my three sons regarding what drugs and addiction can do to you. They witnessed what kind of pain her addiction caused not only me but their grandparents. They never touched drugs or alcohol growing up and I believe that this is why.
I can only hope she is at peace now.
Thanks for listening,
Dan