['I had to drive 5 hours the other day to attend a funeral of a cousin of mine.  It was a sad day.  Got to see family though.', 'oh im sorry to here that. always good to see family', "Yeah.  Seems like they're dropping like flies up there.  Won't have much family left in illinois if this keeps happening"]
hopefully things get better for you
Had to attend a funeral 2 days ago