“Don't be afraid of your fears. They're not there to scare you. They're there to let you know that something is worth it.”
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“But how can I learn to live in a world that doesn’t include my brother? All my life, I’ve always been my brother’s sister; it’s part of my identity, part of who I am. My brother is part of my past; we share a common history. And we had plans for the future.”
― SURVIVING THE DEATH OF A SIBLING: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
― SURVIVING THE DEATH OF A SIBLING: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.”
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“The love of sibling is the most unconditional love of all. It is pure and loyal. A love without demand, without expectations or pretense.”
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“You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.”
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