If you figure out how to make it stop hurting........please let me know. I use to belong to DS a few years back because of emotional and physical problems but didn't need it for awhile. Since I lost my brother in June I didn't know where to turn until I remembered DS. No one is talking about him and I don't understand why the family isn't talking to me. I got one call from my other brother for my birthday when normally so many others would call. The loss of him hurts so much and I feel everyone else deserted me. Big brothers are suppose to be here forever. He would tell me to go ahead and cry, you'll clear up your sinuses.

Wow, arabgirl, you summed it up when you said you feel like you are walking around with a sign and everyone just walks by. I think everyone expects a mother, a spouse, a child to be depressed when their child, spouse or parent dies but it must be more difficult for people to understand how a sibling feels. It truly feels as if a part of us has died. I am so sorry for both of your losses and am so thankful there are others out there willing to share their stories so we can all feel a bit more normal in our grief.