tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737925640795651214.post7234674987529829745..comments2022-03-27T06:50:11.233-04:00Comments on DEFYING SILENCE: MAKING THE UNBEARABLE BEARABLEGulamhusein Abbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01727752734426300785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737925640795651214.post-36077442436020615962013-05-18T01:16:45.691-04:002013-05-18T01:16:45.691-04:00Please forgive me for publishing your comment so l...Please forgive me for publishing your comment so late. Somehow, I did not see it till today.<br /><br />You have not indicated when you lost your sister. It seems it was quite recently.<br /><br />I can quite understand the loss of a sister affecting you more profoundly than the loss of your parents. Of course we all love our parents, respect them and are grateful to them. But they are always older than us and are not as close to us as our siblings. The interaction between siblings is greater and the loss of any of them leaves a big hole<br />specially if the difference in age is just three years.<br /><br />I wrote about my dear departed sister because I felt she deserved to be noticed, even if it was only by her brother in his blog.<br /><br />I found writing about my grief to be therapeutic. It made my grief more bearable.<br /><br />I went to your blog, hoping to read the poem you have mentioned. Unfortunately I did not see it there. I would very much like to read it and will appreciate it if you make it available to me.<br /><br />Please accept my sincere condolences. I know how difficult it must be for you to deal with this loss. May you have the strength and patience to go through this difficult period.<br /><br />I am curious. How did you come to know of my post?Gulamhusein Abbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727752734426300785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4737925640795651214.post-28473519270939077952013-04-23T04:09:54.724-04:002013-04-23T04:09:54.724-04:00I am very sorry for your loss. I too have lost my ...I am very sorry for your loss. I too have lost my sister; only 3 years older than myself. She was only 62, and ill with autoimmune diseases. I had not seen her for 3 years. We all knew she was ill, just not how ill. I still can't believe i will never see her or hear her voice again.<br /><br />Losing my parents was one kind of loss; losing my sister affected me even more profoundly. There is a hole that will never be filled. I think I understand your pain, the loss you feel. Thank you for writing about her and about your grief. I have been unable to write mine except in a poem, but I miss her every day. bumblebee53https://www.blogger.com/profile/14449132328154137614noreply@blogger.com