In loving memory of my brother Bill

It is said that when your parents die, you lose your past; when your spouse dies, you lose your present; and when your child dies, you lose your future. However, when your sibling dies, you lose your past, your present, and your future. After all, the relationship between siblings is potentially the longest of our lives.

Thankfully, there are no right stages of grief; and although your special soul left this earth twenty-six years ago today, Bill, I feel your loss as real to-day as on that bitterly cold day.

Your loving sister, Chris