[Emimily]

we lost someone on friday, july 4th 2008.

my ex-boyfriend Andy died of a heroin overdose in the apartment we used to share. they found his body tuesday. we broke up in april. he relapsed the day after i left, although he'd been on the road to ruin for a while. he wasn't thirty yet. he really wanted sobriety when i met him. we moved fast, as alcoholics and addicts do. i loved him very much, as did our tribe. we will be deeply missed.

this is what happens when we don't take care of ourselves, when we aren't vigilant, when we don't live life on life's terms - we die. but for the grace of god it wasn't me, since he relapsed on beer. beer turned to bourbon turned to weed turned to crack turned to overdose.

so be grateful if you've got this 24. and send some love out to all those sick and suffering.