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...I feel for you Cuzz.I myself lost not one but 5!! uncles to alcoholism,and just like you,I got along with all of them real well,but as you know,Native men,especially on rez,seem to find a way to make it allright to drink excessively.And in my later years,I've hung out with many guys from many rez's,and no matter where they're from,it seems to be the same thing.They think it's ok to drink everywhere and anywhere,including gatherings like powwows.They all tell me the same thing....Drink,Sing,Dance and Love,putting it into this warped perspective I guess makes it seem like it's not wrong to do,but some of the same people who used to say this to me died horribly,painfully,and full of regret for what they did to themselves.I'll send up some smoke for you and your uncle,and that Creator watch over you both It's gonna be a bumpy road from here on out.
In loving memory of my uncles,who had big hearts,but bigger thirsts,and the positive lessons they taught me in our time together,one of which was to....keep smilin'1
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