The debate on whether Buffalo is a hockey or football town is so funny to me, a lot of bills fans are Sabres fans and lot of bills fans are Sabres fans. Both fanbases are elite, I think it’s both and I don’t get why it has to be one or the other. The city loves sports, that’s it
I’ve been a Bills fan for 35 years. Only professional sports team I have ever cared about….until this hockey season! I know I’m a glutton for punishment but this Sabres team is so much fun!! Safe to say I am officially a Sabres fan! 💙💛
I don’t even really know how to start this, and I’m not sure the words will ever feel right… but I want to try.
Halfway through my cruise, I got a text and then a call that changed everything. My brother had been hospitalized. Intubated. Non-responsive and was now being transferred to the ICU. Hours passed and then I got the news…my baby brother didn’t make it. The doctors said there was nothing more they could do.
He was 38 years old. He leaves behind three beautiful children who were his entire world.
I’m sitting here in this strange space between disbelief and heartbreak. Angry. Confused. Completely exhausted. He went to bed with a headache… and now he’s gone. It doesn’t make sense. None of this makes sense.
My brother and I had something special. We were so much alike in the ways that matter. He’d message me during my Bills trips asking for pictures, joking about living vicariously through me. Those little moments feel so big now. Like pieces of something I didn’t realize I would miss this much.
I’ve been told the waiting room was full. Friends, people who loved him, people who showed up for him in his final moments. That part gives me some comfort… knowing he wasn’t alone, knowing how deeply he was loved.
I don’t think reality has fully hit me yet. Every time I start to feel it, to really let it in, I find a way to shut it down. I keep myself busy. I distract. Because the weight of it feels like too much to carry all at once.
Right now, the only thought that brings me even a small sense of peace is this… maybe he’s with my dad again. Maybe they found each other. My dad with his 7&7 in hand and Joe with his bourbon.
If you’re reading this, hug your people a little tighter. Say the things. Don’t wait.
I love you, Joe. Always. Give Dad a hug for me.
Good morning! Wow! What a hell of a game! I love playoff hockey! LFG Sabres! Now at least we can rest a day! lol Have a great day, we are blessed! Let’s go Sabres! #Billsmafia
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