Frank.

Picture Kate Winslet in Titanic, on that make shift raft wood waking up realizing her love is a heavy block of ice and also an anchor so she says all raspy and whispery :

 "Jack .... Jaaack..... I'll never let go Jack." 

And then she lets go.

That's how I talk to Frank sometimes.

He's an aloe plant. 

Yes, I name my plants.

That's the least I could do before I kill them.

I got him from my folks place to give to a friend. Re-potted him and watered him.

Then he started to get all wilty. So I figured I'd water him more. Nope that made him worse. So I googled that.

Ohhhh rotting root. Ok so cut that out, add new cactus soil so he should be all clean and dandy right? Nope. It's been 3 weeks.

This is his present state:

Centre leaves are good but the rest are brown and dry and wilty.

I finally had to give my friend the news.

Despite my efforts.....

Frank is dying. 

(Oh and that's Shorty in the back ground, she's not doing to hot either, darn it.)