Its funny how a person can be the furthest thing from your mind one minute and all you can think about the next. This morning I woke up and got dressed and was fairly happy. Brian and I were supposed to be going out to celebrate 3 years and 3 months since we didn't go out for our 3 year anniversary.
Then I found out that a relative of mine, Louie Appel passed away last night. He and I weren't very close or anything like that, but he was a part of my family and he was still quite young. He was a talented drummer and a kind and funny individual.
His death scares and saddens me as he was just a couple of weeks older than my father. Its made me think about mortality as a whole today. Even as I sat talking with my friend Tyler and Brian, I could not help but think about our lives and what it would be like when one of us was gone.
This is not a foreign concept to me and has in fact been the driving force behind my health conscious ways. Since I met Brian I have been on a quest to be as healthy as possible and to help him become healthier as well in hopes that it will extend our lives and give us more time together. My relationship with Brian has shown me that it is possible to love someone so much that the thought of never being able to see or talk to them again, the thought of never being able to hold their hand or kiss their cheek, closes your throat and make you feel as if you could break in half. I can only imagine how badly my cousin Anne (Louie's wife) is hurting right now.
My thoughts and prayers go out to her and to Louie. He will be greatly missed.
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