Loss of A Sibling

    by P. Gill White, PhD For many years I have denied the unusual experience that happened to me when my sister Linda was in the hospital just prior to her death from cancer at the age of 13.  I realize now that this was a significant part of my spiritual journey. She had been in the hospital for nearly 4 months.  One night, I was asleep at home when I heard her softly calling my name...."Pat....Pa-a-a-t" --over and over.  I…

    When a Sibling Dies by Suicide

    By Michelle Linn-Gust, PH.D. In the initial months and years after my sister Denise died by suicide (just two weeks before her 18th birthday), I sought out as much information on sibling loss as I could. Denise was my younger sister, the one I shared a room with for 10 years, the one who knew more about me and my goals and dreams than anyone else. When she walked in front of a train near our parents' suburban Chicago home,…

    A Twinless Twin

    Dear Dr. Heidi, I am a doctoral student in the School of Nursing at Columbia and I just listened to your show on twin loss.  My name is Kevin Johnson,  and I had a wonderful twin brother named Kelvin Johnson.  Kelvin died February 25, 2007.  It is a loss that I do not know how to move on in life with.  As I heard in the show, it truly is like another half of me is gone. I started this…

    Child Bereavement: Words of Comfort for a Child

    Young people need as much time to grieve after the death of someone close, whether they show it or not. The most common issue for a parent is that the child doesn't seem to be distressed so they don't want to upset them. Children are in a world where they are used to not having control over things and therefore often accept things quicker that doesn't mean that it is ok with them though. Their feelings can be hidden from…

    OCTOBER 19, 2006 ? PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: SIBLING DEATH FROM A LONG TERM ADDICTION

    OCTOBER 19, 2006 ? PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: SIBLING DEATH FROM A LONG TERM ADDICTION:? ROD COLVIN who lost his brother, Randy, age 35, to a drug addiction in 1988. Randy?s death inspired Rod, a former journalist, to write Prescription Drug Addiction?The Hidden Epidemic.? Rod currently is the publisher of Addicus Books out of Omaha, Nebraska. From 2003 to 2005, Rod served on an advisory panel to The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), Columbia University, which produced ?Under the…

    Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn: Death of a Sibling

    HEALING THE GRIEVING HEART Death of a Sibling Host: Dr. Gloria Horsley With guest: Elizabeth Devita-Raeburn July 7, 2005 G: Welcome to Healing the Grieving Heart. There are no simple or quick solutions to dealing with death. Each one of us is unique and special as are our relationships and our responses to loss. Healing the Grieving Heart is about nourishing the heart and removing the blocks that slow the miracle of renewal. I know you may be struggling, sad,…