We’re Here
The speed with which it lodged in my throat took me by surprise. What had begun with the sharing of a lighthearted meme ended with me feeling like I might cry over two tiny words from Brian. Brothers can do that to you. I grew up with five brothers, three older, two younger. I was six years old when my sixth brother, Howard, joined the family, marrying my older sister Diane. All save one always lived within a half hour drive of me. I lost my brother Tim at 35 and my brother-in-law Howard after 46 years of marriage to my sis. When Kevin and I started dating, I
