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my sister died

We've collected together some stories and experiences that have been sent into the website of how different people have felt after the death of their sister:

My older sister died in 1997 when i was just 10, and this is the first time iv ever let my feelings out, i havn't even discussed them with my mum and other sister. when i found out that she had passed away i was so upset. I couldnt believe that the person i had looked up to had gone, i didnt even have time to say good bye to her. But when i see a photo of her, it allways brings a smile to my face, because it makes me remember the great times we had in the 10 short years i knew her. She will allways be in my heart.

Four years ago my little sister died. She was only eight and it all happened rather suddenly. We were both ill and off school for a week but at the weekend she was still rather ill. On the Sunday we called out the doctor and he came out and called for an ambulance.
She was taken to hospital with my mum. My youngest sister who was only a baby went to my Gran's while I went with my auntie and uncle to Blackpool. When we got back she had been in theatre for several hours. I stayed at my cousin's but I couldn't get to sleep all night.
Half way through the night my auntie came in and told me that my grandpa and another auntie were coming to collect me. I wasn't sure why at the time but when I got to the hospital it was like a nightmare - all of my auntie and uncle's around my sister's bed red eyed and weary. It was the scariest thing I had seen at the time - only being ten.
I sat next to her and started crying because I realised what was happening and that there was no turning back. After what felt like eternity they asked us to leave the room while they turned off the life support machine. When we went back in it was the final goodbye.
Now looking back four years later I have my regrets as you all will but I have tried to rebuild my life around it. After a while you get over so much that you can talk about it freely but in private you will always have some special feelings for your special person.

i lost my sister 9 years ago-we turned her life support machine off when she had only lived 4 short years. I was 7 at the time and i remember knowing exactly what was going on and wishing it was me instead of her. id lived longer than her-she should still be here.

My sister was 4 and she was on a life support machine after having a head operation on her brain to remove a lump - it turned out to be a dangerous lump and we had no choice but to turn her machine off. that was nine years ago and I still think about her constantly. She spent most of her time in hospital so we have very few photos of her. Keep in touch.

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