Matt-- I tried to post this earlier, didn't make it.
I read your post this morning. I went to see my brother right after since its been a few months. Told him how much I love him, and how much he's missed. He also deid of diabetes complications and he was my next older brother too. We were the best of pals (he faught more than one fight for me) and were close even after we married. He was a diabetic at 7 but youd never know it. He was the best basketball player, fighter and fisherman I knew. He was always laughing and had to ALWAYS be doing something. I guess he knew he didn't have as much time as others, and had to get in as much living while he could. The last couple of weeks he was alive,Icouldn't bring myself to go see him, I'm sure he understood. Thanks for your post, it brought up lots of good memories. MIKE