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Hello,

I have just joined your community.  I lost my older sister very suddenly in February of last year.  She was just 33 years old, and she had been sick for several days with what she thought was a flu but turned out to be a fatal stomach ulcer (which she was unaware that she had).  I never got to say goodbye to her, or to hold her one last time, or to comfort her and be with her through her death.  This haunts me still, the thoughts of her passing and being in pain, and alone. 

And as the one year anniversary approaches, I find myself deeper and deeper in grief.  A new kind of grief, unlike any I have experienced so far during this journey.  I am wondering if anyone could offer some words of advice, or comfort, or simply understanding.  I have a younger sister who lives far from me and whom I am very close to, so this compounds the difficulty and the feelings of lonliness and isolation.  My husband is a wonderful support, but simply can't identify with this.   

Thank you and I am so grateful for any help. 

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I also am approaching the one year mark of my sons death. I too am having a very hard time coping with this I live in Florida and my other kids live in Indiana I know I cant afford to go home and be with them but I am going to find a way to do it because I think we need to help each other thru the anv. I think you need to go be with your other sister and help each other on that day just a suggestion. No one knows your pain but you so you do what you have to to try to make this a little easier I know nothing will make it easy but do it for yourself.Some people say oh my its been a year you should be able to get past this by now they obviously havent been thru it so they have no idea the pain we go thru. My thoughts are with you and hope you can find a way to go thru this day with much comfort I know Im going to try in Dec to make it home Konnie

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As Trent's Mom mentioned there will be a few/some people out there who will think that grieving for a year is sufficient time to overcome the sadness and pain, but they obviously don't understand. But I've learned to not fault them for it or take it too personally. After all, I'm sure we'd all love to have that sense of ignorance again.

FindingHope, It's been over a year since you posted that message, but I hope that you have been able to meet with your sister and really have a heart-to-heart. My older brother passed almost 6 years ago, and I still think about him every single day and yes, it still hurts, but it's also what drives me to do things that I know would make him proud. And I'm positive your older sister is extremely proud of you.

Warmest regards,

Fleming

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In my experiance one year is nothing when it comes to losing someone you love. My grief was very intense at that piont...on August 25th will be the TEN year mark for me. And I'm still not done greiving and I dont know if I will ever heal from the circumstances surrounding my brothers death. Or completly from his loss until I see him agian....I'm able to feel joy and peace at times agian though. No one can understand exaclty what we go through...every loss is differant and everyone greives differantly...but many can relate.

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In my experiance one year is nothing when it comes to losing someone you love. My grief was very intense at that piont...on August 25th will be the TEN year mark for me. And I'm still not done greiving and I dont know if I will ever heal from the circumstances surrounding my brothers death. Or completly from his loss until I see him agian....I'm able to feel joy and peace at times agian though. No one can understand exaclty what we go through...every loss is differant and everyone greives differantly...but many can relate.

Caffuss,

At one year, my grief actually spiked and got worse than it had been in the previous few months. However, that pain did lessen, and I began to move forward again. I, too, will never get over some issues about my brother's death. I have emotional scars that erupt from time to time, although it's been over 30 years. The traumas of the experience left their marks. Even today, the wailing of sirens and knocks on the door in the middle of the night send terror through me. I am extremely sensitive about my children driving in bad weather, and I worry myself silly when they get in cars with other people. So I can relate to the emotional scars you are feeling.

ModKonnie

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