My dear, golden, infuriating, funny brother died this evening. He was 59 and had contracted Covid 19 in his care home. It was vicious. Stay home, wash your hands, practice social distancing. Hug your loved ones if you can, send them virtual hugs if not.
We& #39;d struggled, he and I. The golden teenager I had idolised as a kid was hollowed out by alcoholism. His anger and depression went untreated and we raged at each other from time to time, though always from love. His dementia when it came robbed him of his short term memory
but it also took away the anger and the sadness. He spent the last 2 years feeling content and cared for. He sang again. And danced (he hadn& #39;t danced in years) He made cakes - weird because he used to hate cakes - and helped with cleaning which was weirder still.