Another Week, Another Death

This Month the Wheel of Fortune seems to have disconnected from its 
spindle and is crushing my family members. Last week my cat was 
euthanized, suffering from carcinoma; today I learned that a cousin died 
suddenly on his birthday -- literally too much partying, just like 
William Shakespeare. He was 38.

I'm still processing this and wondering what I should do. I didn't ever 
see him apart from family events. Sending a card seems the minimum but 
I'll do that first.