re: Does it get easier(losing a family member)?

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Does anyone with more experience have advice?

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Fifty years ago I lost my older sister in a horrible traffic accident. I absolutely adored her. She was the kind of person who lit up a room when she walked in. She was also a great listener. So when I lost her it was as if part of me died with her. The whole grieving experience was terrible.

There is so much I could say about the healing process, but I will offer this. Knowing my sister to be such an incredibly generous and compassionate person I vowed to imitate her. Seems so simple actually. Serve others. Look around you and try to help them. If only to listen to them. This text messaging is so wonderful. We think of someone and maybe we send them a message telling them you love them, or we ask how their day or week is going. Just to let them know you're thinking of them and that you love them.

Better to light one candle.......than curse the darkness.