Losing my older brother to suicide was a different type of grief than it was when I lost my parents to health issues. We literally had no closure due to how he died (he lept to his death off the Golden Gate bridge). His body was never recovered. We had no memorial service, only a newspaper obituary. I didn't feel the full weight of my grief until 5 years later. I think a part of me just didn't want to believe he was really gone. To this day, I still wince every single time I see that bridge...💔❤️🩹
Thank you for sharing Julie. Suicide is particularly hard to grieve - there are so many unanswered questions. This was true for my brothers’ death by suicide. On Grief and Grieving was so helpful for my heart-wrenching losses.
Losing my older brother to suicide was a different type of grief than it was when I lost my parents to health issues. We literally had no closure due to how he died (he lept to his death off the Golden Gate bridge). His body was never recovered. We had no memorial service, only a newspaper obituary. I didn't feel the full weight of my grief until 5 years later. I think a part of me just didn't want to believe he was really gone. To this day, I still wince every single time I see that bridge...💔❤️🩹
Thank you for sharing Julie. Suicide is particularly hard to grieve - there are so many unanswered questions. This was true for my brothers’ death by suicide. On Grief and Grieving was so helpful for my heart-wrenching losses.