Today is a day so sad to those in my family as we remember hearing the breath taking (as in taking your breath away where it makes you collapse to the floor) news of my cousin Jeff's passing from an overdose August 5th, 2008. I wanted to have a safe place where I collect all of what I have written about him and to him here on this blog for fear I may lose my treasured folder of pictures, scraps, scribbled papers, etc. Here is the letter I wrote Jeff while he was in jail on June 18th, 2008, less than two months before he would pass. Dear Jeff, Where to start... I love you. No matter what. I am trying, but cannot fully imagine what you are going through right now. From what I know- you think that the length of time you're there will help. You know what you need and I hope it works. HOPE. I have lots of that for you and always have. You do know you're the closest thing I have to a brother, right? The body of the letter is more small talk where I share with him abou