Many thanks to all of you who have offered kind words regarding my uncle’s health. The future does not look bright; the doctors believe that if Phil’s feeding tube is removed now, he won’t survive the weekend. My cousin is now faced with the most difficult decision he’ll likely ever have to make, and my heart breaks for him, as well as for my mom and my uncle Ted. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for me to lose my sister or one of my parents.