tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post116399263158936060..comments2023-08-07T06:03:05.434-05:00Comments on chronicles of blunderview: He (ain't) heavy, he's my brother.....joycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164148050523571382006-11-21T16:27:00.000-06:002006-11-21T16:27:00.000-06:00That is a sad story Joyce.That is a sad story Joyce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164071207182571042006-11-20T19:06:00.000-06:002006-11-20T19:06:00.000-06:00i really have nothing to say, but that i am so gla...i really have nothing to say, but that i am so glad that i'm getting to know your beautiful heart...estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474248815575617630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164058194914953802006-11-20T15:29:00.000-06:002006-11-20T15:29:00.000-06:00He was the brother I talked with, played with, dre...He was the brother I talked with, played with, dreamed with. We had a special connection. I have so many fond memories of him. Years ago Eatons or The Bay (Can't remember which one - but it was on Portage) had one of their floors devoted to art work. We used to go there to enjoy the paintings. He had such an appreciation of beauty. It would be wonderful to get him back - healthy. LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164053348729892402006-11-20T14:09:00.000-06:002006-11-20T14:09:00.000-06:0030 years, and 50 years. Yes, I believe and hope fo...30 years, and 50 years. Yes, I believe and hope for such miracles.<BR/>And we are so much more than the sum of our parts. True wonder and beauty in this life exist in the collage of all its unlikely and incongruent parts. I am glad I shared this, have spent much time in thought about it, don't know what my place in it is as a sister, and as a woman... as you can well imagine. I have no illusionsjoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164046013321533632006-11-20T12:06:00.000-06:002006-11-20T12:06:00.000-06:00Hi Joyce.Your brother was a special person. I'm so...Hi Joyce.<BR/><BR/>Your brother was a special person. I'm sorry that you probably feel like you keep losing him over and over again.<BR/><BR/>I have two brothers who are alcoholics. One is bipolar and has things under control despite refusing to take medication. Or at least he's okay right now.<BR/><BR/>The other brother is only 22 and began drinking again this summer. I feel like it's only a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164039279268168052006-11-20T10:14:00.000-06:002006-11-20T10:14:00.000-06:00Oh Joyce... how beautiful and how sad. I lived wi...Oh Joyce... how beautiful and how sad. I lived with that brother as well, and how nice to hear about that soft gorgeous heart of his. I did not experience or see that. God give us patience strength & wisdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164038588795449922006-11-20T10:03:00.000-06:002006-11-20T10:03:00.000-06:00man! i'm sorry joyce. that's just so very hard. ...man! <BR/>i'm sorry joyce. that's just so very hard. thanks for sharing with us all. thanks for being YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164035415621433672006-11-20T09:10:00.000-06:002006-11-20T09:10:00.000-06:00Sad ... but happy, too. We are so much more than t...Sad ... but happy, too. We are so much more than the sum of our parts. Beautifully written, Joyce.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164034004680825992006-11-20T08:46:00.000-06:002006-11-20T08:46:00.000-06:00Oh man. That's rough.In church on Sunday, a man sp...Oh man. That's rough.<BR/><BR/>In church on Sunday, a man spoke about how he'd finally sobered up after 50 years of living with alcoholism. He seems a changed man. I hope the same for your brother.<BR/><BR/>My father-in-law also lives with addiction to the bottle, but it is of the subtler, easier-to-hide kind.Heather Pletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975795000759157299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164033898005607382006-11-20T08:44:00.000-06:002006-11-20T08:44:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.End Hungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03232128849003670318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164030938152131692006-11-20T07:55:00.001-06:002006-11-20T07:55:00.001-06:00Oops, that was from me.-HeatherOops, that was from me.<BR/>-HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164030908301445402006-11-20T07:55:00.000-06:002006-11-20T07:55:00.000-06:00Joyce- thanks for the post. Our family experienced...Joyce- thanks for the post. Our family experienced something similar, our situation was a bit more mild I think. Sadly we really gave up hope but 30 years later it turned around when the alcoholism was under control. Now there are good relationships. I'll say a prayer for your family today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164028918156542822006-11-20T07:21:00.000-06:002006-11-20T07:21:00.000-06:00ME- thank you for your note, which I deleted at yo...ME- thank you for your note, which I deleted at your request.<BR/>I've avoided writing on this topic since I did not want to disrespect my bro, or say anything online that I am not willing to say face to face. Now, I know that this is also MY STORY. Yes, its about him, but its about me too. I wish for my real brother to return, for peace to fill his eyes, for the freedom to invite him for dinner,joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269164806627544548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164028325922728402006-11-20T07:12:00.000-06:002006-11-20T07:12:00.000-06:00So sad.Judy - www.judyh58.blogspot.comSo sad.<BR/><BR/>Judy - www.judyh58.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164027708905845732006-11-20T07:01:00.000-06:002006-11-20T07:01:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164020290955983952006-11-20T04:58:00.000-06:002006-11-20T04:58:00.000-06:00Oh Joyce, how awful to feel that loss alongside yo...Oh Joyce, how awful to feel that loss alongside your other lost brother.<BR/><BR/>My heart mourns for you.lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1164000534591913122006-11-19T23:28:00.000-06:002006-11-19T23:28:00.000-06:00Your account breaks my heart. I remember him from...Your account breaks my heart. I remember him from your oldest sister's wedding...young, good looking, the world before him. "Oh Father, have mercy on him", is my prayer for him today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20035630.post-1163998925524810742006-11-19T23:02:00.000-06:002006-11-19T23:02:00.000-06:00~ ~~<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com