17 Years Without My Sister: Dealing with Death Anniversaries & Grief

17 Years Without My Sister: Dealing with Death Anniversaries & Grief

Me (front) and Shannon (behind), as fairies for Halloween.
Rob, Shannon, Tre and Brody, a couple years before they died.
My sister, Shannon, brother-in-law, Rob, and I, two years before they died.
Our first family-of-8 Christmas picture, just one month after Shannon and 3 months after Rob had died.
So sick from chemotherapy, smiling through the suffering, wishing I could make a difference in the world again.
On a trip together in Jamaica, I’ll always remember how we laughed all the time.

  • Amy Sunstrum says:

    That is a lot. I am so sorry for the loss of your sister and brother-in-law. Oddly enough, my sister was severely depressed, an alcoholic, anorexic and in pain. She wanted to go, and the universe gave her an out. I am visiting her the 2nd day in the hospital, and she died the next day. Ther’s a
    saying- “it went the way it was always supposed to go” but a break would be nice.

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