Sibling loss

Its perfectly fine to post it, and I'm so sorry for your loss. It doesn't matter the circumstances, its horribly hard to bear.

My condolences hulahoop.

I am so sorry for your loss hulahoop, hard to bear at any time but especially so now. My adored brother now seems lost to Altzeimers now too. I know how you feel.

I can’t imagine how you must be feeling but we will all be thinking of you this Christmas.

Sorry for your loss. No need to apologise for writing it here, whatever helps.

So sorry to read of your loss hulahoop. What a terribly sad thing to happen so close to Christmas, but I hope you can take comfort from the fact that her death was peaceful and she is no longer suffering with her health. Sincere condolences

I lost my sister to Ataxia, it is hard watching one you love deteriorate. Maybe a tiny bit of comfort in knowing your sister is no longer suffering?

its horrible isn't it I lost my sister on the 19th of December a few years ago ,she was cremated on the 23rd,it was awful especially for mum as Dad had died just months previously .Me ...I walked a lot to clear my head and went to work ,mum had lots of support and a good neighbour who insisted we didn't cry and upset her an as I couldn't guarantee I could stay dry eyed I kept busy .We celebrated Christmas as normal for the kids and the noise and laughter and old stories about my sister really helped mum ..as she told me later.You just have to cope in your own way and if writing it and getting feedback helps you then go for it,We're all of an age where we've lost people and we might be able to help .Be kind to yourself ,and let others be kind

Sincere condolences hulahoop

So sad.

Heartfelt wishes

I am so sorry to hear this. Siblings can be so important in life, as they shared so much with you. I saw my sister yesterday for the first time in a very long while and it was very special, so your post really resonated with me. I truly am very sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your loss.

Sorry for your bereavement hulahoop, I lost my brother to a brain tumour a couple of years ago, he was in his early 60s, not that old in this day and age. In spite of having my own children and grandchildren neverthless losing every member of my original family has left me with a sense of loss.

Thanks for your replies we will celebrate Christmas as normal she loved children and would be the first to say enjoy yourselves I agree paddyann as we get older we have to get used to losing people best wishes to all ?

I am so very sorry for your loss hulahoop just the thought of loosing my beloved sister is unbearable so I can barely imagine your grief. I hope you have others close by who can comfort you.
Your right though there’s somthing cathartic about writing things down. There’ll always be one of us here to listen/read and respond.

Condolences from me too, hulahoop.
She "died peacefully", so that was a blessing. But still hard for those who loved her left behind.

I am so deeply sorry, allow your self to grieve, and do talk here when you wish x

Please accept my sincere condolences hulahoop

hulahoop, all my condolences, My sister died on an Easter Sunday, such a contradiction when these losses occur near a big family and religious celebration.

When a sibling dies, part of your life dies with them, those childhood memories that only the two of you had, your secrets, and intimacies

Sibling loss is never really recognised for the loss it is. When DS died, although in her 40s she had no partner or children, so everyone gave all their thoughts to our parents. Our grief as siblings was never thought of.

Heartfelt condolences from me too. It hurts so much to lose a dear sister. I've lost both mine and I feel for you, I really do.

I have had two brothers die; one in childhood and the other as a young adult - the youngest died in December 1967 and I have though of him at Christmastime every year since. So sorry for your loss hulahoop.

Thinking about you Hulahoop

So sorry to hear this, hulahoop.

MOnica is so right when she says that ‘our grief of siblings was never thought of’. I’ve been guilty of this myself. My son had a friend whose brother was tragically killed in his mid-teens. I said “Oh, how terrible for his parents”. “For his brother, too” my son said quietly. I learnt from that, I hope.