Death of a Sibling

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Kate – Getting support

Kate talks about how difficult it is to ask for support

Kate – Miracle baby

Kate shares about her brothers daughter being born after he had died

Caitlin – “My Story”

Caitlin shares about the loss of her sister and how she copes with missing her. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

Adrianna – Guilt and death by suicide

Adrianna gives insights she has found about guilt

Kate – Things I do that help

Kate talks about how art, hiking and visiting the cemetery can be very therapeutic

Doug M – “Helping Children Cope with Sibling Death”

Doug talks about shock and the importance of making sure children get help. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.

Kate – Stigma

Kate discusses how difficult the stigma is to deal with

Shawn – “Loss of a Sister”

Shawn talks about his guilt and the loss of his sister.

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

Jackie – Finger painting and grief

Jackie discusses how finger painting help her with her feelings while she was grieving the loss of her mother and sister

The ties that bind; grieving the loss of a sibling

When my three brothers and I were growing up and the proverbial hit the fan, Mum would often say, in a bid to keep her brood calm, ‘Well, at least we are all still here.’ She reminded me of this affectionate saying only very recently. I can still recall how I felt as a child…