Coming Up For Air

I (and probably a lot of my compadres) have been in a deep funk for the last few days after hearing about Adela Mulligan's tragic accident.

There has been some positive news coming out of San Carlos. Mark's boys are doing much better and should be home from the hospital. Mark's youngest brother, Dave, is going to stay with Mark for the next 6 - 12 months to help out. God bless him. Mark's got a great group of friends in San Carlos who will be there to support him. Also, the donation fund has been growing at a great speed since the word got out to the Arizona Parrot Head Club and the PHiP Leader's Board. To know Mark is to love him, so people are strongly coming out to support him.

I went out with Connie and Jeanne last night for Margaritas and Mexican food. They're both friends of Mark's so it was comforting to be able to talk about how we were all feeling with folks who know and love him as much as I do. It will get better...people are resilient but it's going to take a lot of time for everyone to get over this.

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