What do you do, when you can't do anything?

Oct 12, 2006 00:14

My Grandmother had her dog put to sleep today. He was old and had been in poor health for quite a while. He had also been my Grandmother's greatest companion, during most days of the week, since my Grandfather's death in 2001. Now, probably for the first time in her life, she has no one to wake up with.

What do you do, when you can't do anything?

In the next town, my cousin is drinking himself to death. He has been a victim of alcoholism for years, and now he is struggling for his life. No one can convince him to put the bottles down, for it is a decision he has to pursue for himself. Now, he lies between rock bottom and an untimely death, and it's he who holds the deciding vote.

What do you do, when you can't do anything?

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