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Bereavement

Marcus IM

(3,001 posts)

14. Lost my brother in 2016

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon May 8, 2023, 01:33 AM

May 2023

Right before the selection of he who shall not be named.

I think of him and what our convos would be every single day.
At first, with tears. Now, there's room for smiles and laughs at the memories.
It gets better.

Big hug to you.

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My brother died 2 years ago. Miss him whenever see something interesting [View all] applegrove May 2023 OP

What an extraordinary photo. Sounds like an extraordinary man. MLAA May 2023 #1

Thanks. applegrove May 2023 #2

... sprinkleeninow May 2023 #3

Thanks for the hug. applegrove May 2023 #8

I understand. For me the trigger isn't the news, but something new Ilsa May 2023 #4

Yes the 'what could have beens'. Thanks for sharing. applegrove May 2023 #9

I meant to ask where was the photo taken? MLAA May 2023 #5

He had a summer job on a mountain in Lake Louise. This could applegrove May 2023 #7

He must have been an adventurer🙂 MLAA May 2023 #15

He loved to travel in Asia. And with his Japanese partner around the applegrove May 2023 #16

A life well lived. MLAA May 2023 #17

Yes. He made a lot of friends. He had a lot of fun. He came from a troubled applegrove May 2023 #18

We always miss our loved ones BigmanPigman May 2023 #6

Yes. My dad died at 92. That is big but in a different way. My parents applegrove May 2023 #10

I understand and am sorry for the loss of your brother. There are some topics that a LoisB May 2023 #11

He talked politics with my dad at the dinner table the whole time applegrove May 2023 #12

... sheshe2 May 2023 #13

Thanks. applegrove May 2023 #19

Lost my brother in 2016 Marcus IM May 2023 #14

My Mother passed in 2018. I would visit everyday. Delmette2.0 May 2023 #20

I visited my parents every day and cooked them dinner. Then my applegrove May 2023 #21