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Death of a sibling | Death of a sibling

michelle-matthews-calloway's picture
Jan.17.2013
(My older brother Tony and me at 3 1/2 and 2 years old, respectively) Last night we received some very unsettling news: My Dad's sister, Alberta, had passed away. There are very few times in my life that I can recall seeing my Dad visibly shaken. After all, this is a man who faced the horrors of...
mary-wilkinson's picture
Jun.04.2011
I drifted around in and out of myself all day long and never stopped, never allowed myself to contemplate anything apart from the early morning when I wrapped myself in H's dressing gown because it is big and roomy and cozy and walked down to the vegetable garden at 6.30 a.m.  Earlier than usual I...