Just got back from AZ and what was a very rough week. Family woes can be the most taxing, I feel like I’ve been in purgatory for a month.

It was certainly good to be there to support the family, but I do hope that all of this turmoil comes to a swift close soon. It is very hard to deal with someone you are supposed to love, when there are no traces of that person anymore.

It’s hard to look at a sibling who has done such damage to herself that she doesn’t resemble the person you once knew, to feel no warmth or compassion anymore.

It has taken over ten years to get to this point, but it comes time to say enough is enough. And so my hands are washed, and it is time to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel. And all other cliches.

I love you brooke. I miss you with all of my heart. I wish you peace on the rest of your journey, wherever that may lead you. Love, your brother.