Three Brothers

This is the name of a Serbian restaurant in Milwaukee. I’m actually amazed it’s still open. Getting burek there was a big treat when I was a kid like 50 years ago.

But that’s not what this post is about. I have two older brothers. We are spread across the country and are generally really bad at staying in touch. Jim, my older (but not oldest) brother just had surgery for a cancer in his mouth. It went really well and they are optimistic it removed everything but recovery involves a feeding tube and he didn’t want us to visit until he could talk.

So on Wednesday I’ll see him in person for the first time in way too long. It’s stupid that it went this long. It’s not like we have any beef or bad blood, it’s all good. Thursday my oldest brother Tom will get there and the three of us will be together for the first time since 2010 (I think).

It should have happened a long time ago, but I’m really glad we’re getting together, even if for a not great reason.