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father's heart operation
brother's motorcycle accident
mother's eye operation and grandfather dies
/grandfather's funeral the erzahler arrives/
brother's back operation
discovery of sister-in-law's adultery
sister-in-law's suicide
sister-in-law's funeral coincides with realisation of having kicked meth addiction
father's death
father:
heart attack, quits smoking
obesity problems, was active as a young man now inactive and sugar rich irregular meals
finger cut off retirement from active work
as a kid fell into a diary churner which crippled his leg for life
had always been a consistent borderline heavy drinker since youth
grandfather:
grows orchids
tinkers with cars, motorcycles
picks up guitar in mid life and begins a regular corner career
heavy drinker and smoker
abusive
emphysema
throat cancer
mother:
glaucoma
depression
kidney problem, not cleaning the blood properly
brother:
born with weak knees
suffers from slipping spinal discs from a motorcycle incident
having difficulty with the production of children
sister-in-law:
manic depressive
having difficulty with the production of children
seeks out another lover
mother was a junkie, now dead
was made to eat own shit as child locked in a laundry naked
commits suicide in a car
Erzähler:
adopted out
city sider
outsider peering from alternative view into the mainstream desire
meth addiction
vegan health punk kick leaving the frail gaunt look, developed from fading out hippies who lost their minds in acid dementia living on an animal
males contact for help to get off meth and garner money
talks to each character for money and help but gets only the backstory to his now dead grandfather
the stress of current family dramas replaces the meth as an addictive stimulant