Dear dreaming715:

I am so sorry. Your situation is so sad, not only because of how painful life is for your brother, how scary it is that he may go to jail and prison, but also how powerless you are about it. Even if you had all the money in the world, you’d be just as powerless.

How do you deal with getting “the call”, you asked.

Strange thing, about life, no one knows who gets the call first. It might be him getting a call about you. Do your best to survive and then, do your best to thrive. Tell your brother, again, how much you love him, how deeply you hope he gets out of his current legal troubles, how desperately you hope he lives in peace. Then live your life best you can.

anita