my mother called me, i wished that i'd never given mary my number, because i knew that mama would find it. she said that she was sick, very sick and so was daddy. they both needed money so that they could get their medicine. i said that i'd try to help them out, but i needed to know all the details. i had just finished my first appearance at the wrestling organization and i was living pretty well, but i didnt' want to give mama more money for booze or whatever. i wish i'd never even continued the conversation. mama and daddy needed the money to pay for their AZT (azidothymidine). yeah, AZT, the drug used to help suppress the HIV virus. i was stunned, shocked and terrified. mary was living with jason now, daddy and mama hadn't wanted her anymore, mama still called her and ugly baby. so jason was taking care of her and she was going to the school with him. i didn't know what else to do, so i sent them the money. i mean, my parents were dying, i had to help them in some way. but the AZT just got more and more expensive, and eventually, i had to stop sending them the money. things were getting tight out here in the west, especially with the storys in the wrestling federation. life was getting rough and i couldn't help them anymore. i had to move. they kept calling me, begging for money. i haven't heard from jason yet, or mary. but i hope to god that they're alright. I won't know until i hear from them again. i hope that it's soon.
