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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI'm burying my brother tomorrow
My parents were married Dec 1947. My siblings spanned from June 1950 to Feb 1963. I, "the baby" was born September '65.
This picture was taken the summer of 1967. The summer of love.
The jokeyman grabbing his brother's arm died Wednesday morning.
The little shit in the foreground is me @ 2 1/2 yrs old.
I keep focusing on my Mom, in the extreme right of the photo.
Just to make it better one last time.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)CentralMass
(15,265 posts)BlueDawn
(892 posts)I am so very sorry about the loss of your brother.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful photo and showing us the fun-loving side of your brother. And you were such an adorable little tot. I hope the two of you shared some great times together, Dennis. Your family photo is priceless and reminds me of that era in time in my own family.
Thank you. I hope it is okay to offer you a hug.
Warmly,
Blue Dawn
MontanaMama
(23,322 posts)These are hard days Im sure.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,640 posts)I wish I had the words to help you now, but all I have are my deepest condolences and sympathies.
You will heal but it will take time. And there is no timetable for grief. Be good to yourself.
We do have a Bereavement Group which you might find helpful. Someone is nearly always there.
Here's the link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1234
May he rest in peace, and may you find peace too.
Botany
(70,517 posts)We lost my Dad in late January of 2019 @ 90 and I fought tooth and nail to get him
back home for his last month ... and one of the last lucid things he said was looking
around was, "family is a good thing."
I see your two brothers, sister, and who is holding you in the pix?
barbtries
(28,799 posts)and your mother. nothing worse.
Cetacea
(7,367 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Of course the death of any member of a family is devastating, each one hurts in s different way, depending on the relationship dynamic. Its all heartbreaking.
Hugs to you and your family.
joet67
(624 posts)colorado_ufo
(5,734 posts)PatrickforO
(14,578 posts)Condolences to you and your family in this time of grief.
No Vested Interest
(5,167 posts)Rest in peace, Big Brother Donovan.
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)Losing a sibling is so hard to do. I lost my brother a year and a half ago, and still miss him. May memories of good times comfort you.
Granny M
(1,395 posts)Praying for comfort and peace for you and the family.
LuckyCharms
(17,444 posts)murielm99
(30,745 posts)It looks like you had a wonderful family.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)and you and your family.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)redwitch
(14,944 posts)A very hard loss.
brer cat
(24,578 posts)sl8
(13,797 posts)That's a good picture.
babylonsister
(171,072 posts)sincere condolences to you, my friend.
DFW
(54,410 posts)I cant even conceive how hard that must be. My wife lost her younger brother over ten years ago and she still talks of him frequently.
Fla Dem
(23,691 posts)Faux pas
(14,681 posts)to all who knew and loved him.
Collimator
(1,639 posts)When one of my brothers died in 2007, I remember one of my other brothers use the phrase "I lost a brother". It struck me that those words had an added weight than when I, his sister, said them.
Of course, brothers and sisters can be very close. My best friend has a twin brother whom she adores, while she and her sister are not that close. Still, there is a longing there for that special same sex sibling bond.
I hope you and your brother were great friends and friendly rivals. From the pictures it seemed as though you understood how to tease and tussle and close ranks when it really mattered.
You lost a brother, but the gift of the bond you had is yours forever.
TEB
(12,861 posts)progressoid
(49,991 posts)My condolences.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,143 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,742 posts)Niagara
(7,627 posts)Sending my condolences to you and your family.
femmedem
(8,203 posts)I don't know what else to say, except I know what a painful loss it is.
Maraya1969
(22,484 posts)I wish I had the words.
bluestarone
(16,976 posts)Will be thinking of you and your family!!
coeur_de_lion
(3,680 posts)So hard to say goodbye. Wishing you peace and healing.
appalachiablue
(41,146 posts)All of you, including your mother look so happy and close, the way siblings and family should be.
Peace and best now during this very difficult time.
yardwork
(61,650 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,175 posts)Since the only relatives I have are 2 sisters, both disabled.
I have fur babies, but 3 out of 4 are also ill.
Life is so fragile. The image is great, my sincere condolences.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)DesertRat
(27,995 posts)Sending cyberhugs to you tonight. Peace.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)Autumn
(45,107 posts)I found that not only were my siblings gone but I had lost my best friends and confidants.