“Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared.” StoriesMemoriesGoneBrotherPerspectiveBearsMy BrotherMy Siblings Book:Where Things Come Back Source: Where Things Come Back
“Spouses have each other, and even when one eventually dies, they have memories of a time when they existed before that other person and can more readily imagine a life without them. Likewise, parents may have other children to be concerned with--a future to protect for them. To lose a sibling is to lose the one person with whom one shares a lifelong bond that is meant to continue on into the future.” MayChildrenPersonsDiesParentLosesMemoriesImagineShareProtectConcernedSpouseLifelongSibling Book:Where Things Come Back Source: Where Things Come Back