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Last updated on July 5th, 2024 at 01:01 pm
I think we have all suffered some form of loss in our lives. Everyone deals with a loss differently but I think no matter how much you tell yourself it will be okay a part of you knows that it isn’t.That said every loss is different some you can prepare for and others are so sudden that you are left reeling trying to find your grasp on reality. We deal with loss in day to day life be it a loss of a job or a friendship. One of the hardest losses for us as individuals is the loss of a family member. Be it a close family or extended family the person who was lost effects your life in some way. I like many have suffered loss in my life but I think the most profound and sudden of all losses that still effects me to this day is the loss of my only sibling.
we all have special connects with our close family but I think the connection between siblings is a special one because you have that person in your life to help guide you through. I think now matter how much you fight and bicker you will always be there for each other. It was very hard to hear that I lost my only sibling 7 years ago today. Nothing can prepare you for news like that. To me it felt like being in a waking nightmare. After having my brother in my life for nearly 25 years I just could believe it was true. It was hard for me to grasp that I now longer had anyone I could call up and ask stupid questions to or just to see what he was doing.
Now 7 years later I’ve had to learn to be an only child and how to deal with the fact that I will be the one who will have to deal with my parents in their golden years. I still find it very hard to identify with being an only child since I had a sibling for so long. Even now every once and a while when I see a older brother with his little sister I try not to cry. I think my biggest fear now is forgetting him and all the things he taught me. One of the biggest things he brought to my life was the love of music and movies. He expanded my horizons in learning too. He always told me I could do anything. I’ve managed to convey some sort of normalcy but I don’t think I will ever fully be “normal” again. Thanks to the help of my family and friends I have gotten a little better but I think I still have a long way to go. Thanks again to my friends who helped me get through and have stood by me in this long journey.
