My brother died recently, unexpectedly and he was only 32.
I have been at home with my parents and my Dcs ,DD 3.5 and DS 2, and DD knows that her uncle has dies, DH told her (but i wasn't sure what exactly was said as i wasn't there) and her great granny died recently so i think he told her it was like that.
I like the idea that his spirit is still around, and that the idea of heaven is a comforting one.
She knows that sometimes we feel sad, and she has seen us at some point or another in tears.
I was thinking about it last night though, I am avoiding mentioning my brother's name to her as I don't want to make a big thing of it, but feel confused because I want to talk about him and keep his memories alive.He doted on my DCs alsways giving them large inappropriate gifts.
He did die unexpectedly however from a brain haemorrage, how do you deal with all the questions 'why ' that may stem from talking about it?
DS however is pretty oblivious to it all.
Any helpful hints etc
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DarrellRivers · 01/07/2007 10:37
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