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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Physical Grief? in the group
Sibling Grief 1 week, 5 days agoMy sister died of colon cancer 2/11/09 and was extremely sick for four months. I had been through menopause several years before but began cramping, then bleeding a few weeks after she died. My doctor performed a […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Can you put a time limit on grief? in the group
Sibling Grief 2 weeks, 5 days agoVery good information. It is all about learning to live with the loss. I will never get over losing my little sister, best friend, greatest supporter and partner in crime. Even three years later I still have to […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Ball in a Jar in the group
Sibling Grief 1 month, 1 week agoApetross I really like the dimly lit room analagy and thanks for posting this. I lost my sister on 2/11/09 and little by little not spending as much time in the dimly lit “room”. The first year after her death […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic What do you miss the most about your sibling? in the group
Sibling Grief 1 month, 1 week agoAll of these posts make me cry. We are all forever changed. My sister made me laugh so much and I could act up, we both would act up and everyone knew what a good time we could have and how much we would laugh. I […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic I'm new- My story (It's long) in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 1 week agoAlisha. I am so very sorry you and your family are going through this. This site can help you a lot by reading other stories, giving you an avenue to vent and mostly by giving you a connection to other people who […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic I'm new- My story (It's long) in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 1 week agoAlisha. I am so very sorry you and your family are going through this. This site can help you a lot by reading other stories, giving you an avenue to vent and mostly by giving you a connection to other people who […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Quotes on Grief in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 1 week ago“The reality is that we don’t forget, move on, and have closure, but rather we honor, we remember, and incorporate our deceased siblings into our lives in a new way. In fact, keeping memories of your loved one […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Picking up his remains in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoIt has been three years since my sister died of cancer and the void is still 100% there and I have had over 1000 days to experience living without her.
I guess I can say I have eventually gotten used to it. As […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic I just found this site…so happy. in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoJessica:
I am sorry about your brother. My sister died of cancer also and watching it was the worst thing imaginable. She too was doing fine and when the cancer returned (she had colon cancer and was 41 when she […] -
tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Quotes on Grief in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoHow beautiful. In one week it will be three years since my sister died. I will never 100% believe it.
It is so much harder than any other loss in our family.
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Picking up his remains in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoThis subject is one that I am really involved with. My sister was cremated on 2/10/09, my mother on 11/27/07 and my father on 9/30/11 and I have all of their urns. My father had my mother and sister on his […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Share a sibling story that makes you smile or laugh! in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoI am laughing out loud Mouse!!!!!!
My sister knew just how to keep pushing to get me laughing hard enough to pee. And the look you spoke of, I know that well too. We were so on the same wave length and I am sad I […] -
tinker1121 replied to the forum topic And then there was just me… in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 2 weeks agoI am so very sorry about your brother and can relate to the feeling of being alone oh so well. There are no simple solutions, there are no words to make you feel better.
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tinker1121 posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: HOLLY posted an update I miss my sister so much, everything sucks so bad right now, im so stressed out, my job sucks, and i miss having my sister to talk to. she always made me laugh/smile. I try to think of what […] ViewHi Holly. It is worse when things are stressful. I say that all the time as I always had my sister to talk to. I could make one phone call, she would have me laughing in an instant, or have good advice to help me deal with it. We all have this huge void now that affects everything we do. I don’t think even the rest of my family understands how…[Read more]
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tinker1121 posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Vanessa posted an update Hi everyone. Tomorrow will be four months to the day that my big bro passed at 38, unexpectedly in his sleep (they say it was a heart attack). Last year Sept 24, 2011 my life was forever […] ViewSorry you are going thru this. Seems we don’t realize how much our siblings are a part of our own identity until we no longer have them.
Keeping busy is key I have found. Even after almost three years of living without my sister, I still have some bad days on the weekends when not busy at work. We are redefined and hard to live without them and…[Read more]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Share a sibling story that makes you smile or laugh! in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 4 weeks agoI really really miss laughing with my sister. Whether on the phone, on a vacation or just out shopping our times together were nothing but fun.
She loved to shop and I called her the power shopper. We would […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Weight lifting & grief in the group
Sibling Grief 3 months, 4 weeks agoIt does make a lot of sense and thanks for posting it. After almost three years my muscles have become stronger except during a stressful time. My sister was such great support to me and since she is gone I seem […]
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tinker1121 replied to the forum topic Just for today in the group
Sibling Grief 4 months, 1 week agoThanks for posting it again. Hoping more people can read it here on the forum area. I find these topics so much easier to follow that the random update postings.
I had a really good day today for some reason. […]
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tinker1121 posted an update in the group
Tributes and Memorials 4 months, 1 week agoPlayed this song at my sister’s funeral. Beautiful but very sad and now I listen to it when I want to feel close to her.
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This is so so beautiful Tinker. Thank you for sharing this, it speaks volumes. xx00
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Lovely Tinker x hugs for u xxxx
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Love this Tinker!! Thanks for sharing it
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tinker1121 posted a new activity comment 4 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: rr74 posted an update in the group Tributes and Memorials I saw this poem and so much is very true. I do believe in these comments and on a good day I do feel some of them… but I usually just wish that the day […] ViewThis is very comforting and would be a great help for those of us struggling if you would post it as it’s own topic in the Forum section. It is your contribution and I did not want to copy and paste your poem. I especially like the line that having a good day and being happy is not deserting my sister.
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Shopping is probably the thing i miss doing most with my sister, she was so fun to shop with. it was so easy to shop for her too, i loved to buy her clothes, and makeup, and skincare products. when we would hang out at her house she would be so excited to show me her newest fabulous outfit and would have to model it for me most times, and turn…[Read more]