It's hard to believe that April has come around again and that means Eddie's birthday is just around the corner. I wish I were able to visit Eddie around this year again, but unfortunately I have other commitments at the moment. I'm sure he understands, it's just difficult to cope with the idea he should be celebrating with his friends and me asking him what he wants for his birthday.
On occassion, when I asked him what he wanted, he would usually ask for an expensive gift. I would tell him I couldn't afford it and he would reply, "don't worry about it, I'll just take cash and put it towards [it]".