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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSad news: SIL has passed
While not unexpected, still painful.
My brother and she "celebrated" 46 years of marriage on Monday.
Thank you all for the good wishes you sent. I guess the reality is such that she was just diagnosed far too late for anything to be done for her.
underpants
(197,673 posts)❤️
mwmisses4289
(5,048 posts)malaise
(299,296 posts)mercuryblues
(16,555 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,244 posts)SheltieLover
(82,510 posts)Heidi
(58,846 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,721 posts)NNadir
(38,802 posts)I've been close to cancer deaths and I know how hard it is on a family.
Hold your brother close to you as you have apparently done. In my experience it is always the spouse who suffers the most. It was certainly the case for my father when my mother died. As I was close to him, I had to fight off other people who wanted to criticize how he dealt with his grief.
The sense of grief can and sometimes does peak well after the funeral. The grief never goes away really but what happens is one learns to live with it.
I think my most selfish wish is to die before my wife. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be strong enough to deal with losing her, but I know she's stronger than I could ever hope to be and could go on without me.
IbogaProject
(6,152 posts)Danmel
(5,819 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,879 posts)of walking to be very helpful MissMillie. Sorry for your loss.
debm55
(62,406 posts)TommieMommy
(3,199 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,291 posts)AllaN01Bear
(30,045 posts)2naSalit
(104,569 posts)MIButterfly
(3,405 posts)I extend to you and your family my deepest sympathy at this sad time.
orangecrush
(31,731 posts)EverHopeful
(723 posts)Sending hugs and sympathy.
My SIL has become my best friend and she holds our family together.
Love and hugs to you and your family.
sinkingfeeling
(58,206 posts)Hope22
(4,953 posts)badhair77
(5,232 posts)May you and your family find peace and comfort.
LoisB
(13,720 posts)cate94
(3,134 posts)gademocrat7
(12,071 posts)On the loss of your dear sister in law. Sending love to her husband and family.💙
irisblue
(38,100 posts)area51
(12,781 posts)iluvtennis
(21,554 posts)godsentme
(238 posts)Comfort and peace to you all. 🫶
Donkees
(33,750 posts)
MayReasonRule
(4,144 posts)1WorldHope
(2,212 posts)appleannie1
(5,479 posts)lonely bird
(3,102 posts)Peace to you and to her family and friends
Jilly_in_VA
(14,729 posts)yardwork
(69,870 posts)electric_blue68
(27,797 posts)livetohike
(24,484 posts)and family. May your good memories comfort you always
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MLAA
(19,849 posts)JMCKUSICK
(6,813 posts)God Speed
FemDemERA
(935 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,780 posts)Will be thinking of you and your family.
pansypoo53219
(23,239 posts)VanMilder
(12 posts)to you and your brother and to all others who loved her
Raine
(31,257 posts)to all those who knew and loved her.
R-I-P ...
wendyb-NC
(4,748 posts)That is a sad loss for you and your brother. Peace be with you all.
niyad
(135,111 posts)Your DU family is here for you. Lean as hard as you need.
pazzyanne
(6,761 posts)Grieving is hard work. Take good care of yourself.