Hello, my name is Mitch Carmody. Welcome to the Open to Hope Sibling Loss resource page. I am glad you found this site. I too am a bereaved sibling. My twin sister and her child were killed in a car accident, and losing my sister totally changed my life. Sometimes we siblings are overlooked in our grief. And often, we’re not just dealing with sibling loss, as was my case, with the death of my son 19 years ago. Since then, I have tried to help others navigate the uncharted territory of death, dying and the bereavement process.
Hello, I’m Mary R. Morgan. Welcome to the Open to Hope Twin Loss resource page. In 1961, my twin brother, Michael, age 23, died on an archeological expedition in Africa. We had shared a bond since before we were born, and I was unprepared for life without my twin, always feeling that something profound was missing. I am a clinical psychologogist in New York, and my practice has included individual counseling with twinless twins and leading a bereavement group for twins who lost their twins in the 9/11 disaster, and I am now on the board of the Twinless Twin […]
Hello, I’m Michele Neff Hernandez. Welcome to the Open to Hope Spouse Loss resource page. I was 35 when my husband was hit and killed by a car while riding his bicycle. His death turned my world upside down. I didn’t know how to be a widow, and wish I’d had a checklist or a map that would tell me what to do with the rest of my life. As I learned to stand on my own two feet, I founded the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation, to help others learn to live, to love, and to hope again.
