My sister died yesterday

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It was expected. 37YO, diagnosed with cancer last year when unfortunately it had already spread.

But even still I can't believe that she is gone. I swing from OK to feeling very emotional. I've watched her slowly fade away for the last nine months, I can't believe it's over now. I'm sat looking at old photos of her on my phone crying my eyes out.

So sorry to read your very sad news, you must be devastated.

I like most, have lost beloved relations to cancer, it’s just awful I know.

Take it easy, grief takes time and lots of it.

Sorry OP for loss of your sister to cancer. From your description she had a beautiful gentle soul.

I am so sorry that you have lost your wonderful sister.. It is a terrible thing to happen and it really is so not fair .

My own sister died of cancer aged 31 over 20 years ago and my heart broke for my sister's children at the time as well.

They are 28 and 25 years old now and we have a particularly close aunt and neice/ nephew bond which I am so happy to have. I'd still give anything for the catalyst for that unusually close bond not to have happened though

I am so very sorry for your loss. That is such a young age and so tragic. I lost my amazing dad 16 days ago and it hurts like hell. He also had cancer but actually died from Sepsis. If you need to chat feel free to message, it is so hard to deal with everything that follows the death of a loved one. Sending hugs X

My brother died of cancer, it wasn't entirely unexpected but it was still shocking when it happened. I am so sorry you've lost your sister OP, may she rest in peace.

The first few days of grief are likely to be quite insane, please don't expect too much of yourself, you can only take each moment as it comes.

It doesn't feel fair because it isn't fair.
My brother died at 28. Not a day has passed in the twenty five years since he died that I don't think about him and the unfairness of him being robbed of a life and us being robbed of having him in ours.
The raw pain does subside with time. But I have learned that time is not a healer. You just adapt to having a huge hole where that person used to be.
I think the death of a sibling is something that is completed underestimated in the 'hierarchy' of grief.

I am terribly sorry for your loss. How dreadful, for all of you xx

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your sister.

I lost my son to cancer 6 years ago. It's unfathomable. Even when you know it's going to happen. The shock lasts a very long time. Numbness, anger, fear, rage. You will undoubtedly go through them all. Often. But there will be much love intertwined with the grief. Friends and family and complete strangers will hold you up when you fall, they will bring life, light and laughter into the darkness when the time is right. Your love for your sister will give you strength you didn't know you had. You'll never understand how many tears you will shed but eventually your tears will be liquid love.

I cry often still for my son. But the tears make me know my love for my son is ever present and he walks with me every day.

I wish you and your family gentle days.

I'm so, so sorry. I hope you and your family are able to be together