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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
(197,146 posts)❤️
mwmisses4289
(4,699 posts)malaise
(297,865 posts)mercuryblues
(16,515 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(8,011 posts)SheltieLover
(81,661 posts)Heidi
(58,846 posts)twodogsbarking
(19,309 posts)NNadir
(38,529 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
(6,064 posts)Danmel
(5,801 posts)Prairie_Seagull
(4,804 posts)of walking to be very helpful MissMillie. Sorry for your loss.
debm55
(61,619 posts)TommieMommy
(3,066 posts)CaptainTruth
(8,253 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,785 posts)2naSalit
(103,805 posts)MIButterfly
(3,133 posts)I extend to you and your family my deepest sympathy at this sad time.
orangecrush
(31,106 posts)EverHopeful
(702 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
(58,025 posts)Hope22
(4,875 posts)badhair77
(5,208 posts)May you and your family find peace and comfort.
LoisB
(13,436 posts)cate94
(3,123 posts)gademocrat7
(12,019 posts)On the loss of your dear sister in law. Sending love to her husband and family.💙
irisblue
(37,891 posts)area51
(12,751 posts)iluvtennis
(21,526 posts)godsentme
(236 posts)Comfort and peace to you all. 🫶
Donkees
(33,745 posts)
MayReasonRule
(4,137 posts)1WorldHope
(2,142 posts)appleannie1
(5,478 posts)lonely bird
(3,029 posts)Peace to you and to her family and friends
Jilly_in_VA
(14,624 posts)yardwork
(69,612 posts)electric_blue68
(27,251 posts)livetohike
(24,410 posts)and family. May your good memories comfort you always
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MLAA
(19,796 posts)JMCKUSICK
(6,596 posts)God Speed
FemDemERA
(904 posts)HeartsCanHope
(1,756 posts)Will be thinking of you and your family.
pansypoo53219
(23,159 posts)VanMilder
(11 posts)to you and your brother and to all others who loved her
Raine
(31,237 posts)to all those who knew and loved her.
R-I-P ...
wendyb-NC
(4,725 posts)That is a sad loss for you and your brother. Peace be with you all.
niyad
(133,985 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.