For the past two years and ten months, I have consciously avoided returning to Georgia, as it is where my sister resided. I left Georgia in October 2022, and since then, neither my daughter—whom my sister regarded as her own child—nor I have returned. While I am her biological mother, my sister played a significant […]
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Finding Hope After Loss: Embracing Your Grief
In my previous post, I wrote about my mother’s experiences coping with grief following the passing of my sister. However, I did not mention that this was not her first experience losing a child; in fact, it was her second. Before my brother Benjamin was born, she had another son who transitioned when he was […]
Spiraling……………
Recently, I realized I was regressing and everything I had written about dealing with grief was no longer working. I have been spiraling, almost out of control, and all the self-help books and readings were now not applicable, and I did not have a clue on how to slow myself down or even stop myself […]
Thus far……………
I am struggling with the loss of my sister; September was especially hard because that was the month I lost her. I still feel some type of way when I hear people talk about their sisters and their relationships with them, but like I told my mum, “This is the card I have been dealt.” […]