“My sister Minka had a hard time. My grandma says that from the time we were little, I was sturdier and hardier. My sister had some really abusive relationships. She was a beautiful, beautiful, wonderful person. She was naturally always smiling, and she had a beautiful voice. I could never carry a tune or sing, but she could.”
“Because she was older, I think maybe she was exposed to a little bit more or something and she was more sensitive to things. I always felt like I had to walk around eggshells around my sister because she was so sensitive, and so life was harder for my sister and she passed away and died of AIDS.” — Alpin