26 years today.

[WelshMoth]

I miss you, brother.

I was 21 when you died and I felt like a part of me died with you. I'm a different person. 26 years has gone by in a blink of an eye. I'm shocked how long we've been without you.

Mam is not the same, she will always be incomplete. She is the same loving, warm, embracing person and without her and Dad, I think I would have gone under many a time. She is the ultimate Grandmother despite knowing in her heart that she should have also been caring for your future children. She has suffered so much but She is just the best mother I could have wished for. She just misses you so much.

26 years ago there were no smart phones and it wasn't an era where every single moment was captured and kept for eternity. I don't have any meaningful photos of you and I together - none. Just blurry pics that have aged badly over time. I've cried over that this morning.

I miss you. Sleep well you rebellious, hell-raising, talented, comical, embracing and all accepting social-butterfly. See you in the next life.

Welshmoth I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. I lost a brother too, but it was before I was born. He died as a baby and the affect on my mother was monumental and I still see her sadness, 38 years later. I grew up always knowing about him. Such sadness that I never met him, that he never got the chances we had.
The description of your mother is really moving.
Sending you love and strength

Thinking of you all today

I'm sorry for your loss OP. What you said resonates with me, I lost a brother too, it's horrible.

So sorry for your loss. I lost a brother too and can really relate to what you've written.

Love and peace to you all

So sorry for your loss Op. Sounds like a great brother but also like you were blessed with a lovely family. Wishing you lots of love and continued strength.

Thanks invisible

That's beautiful, I'm sorry for your loss.