Have you ever lost a loved one?

Yes, as the youngest of a very large family of siblings, I have lost most of them. Only three survive out of the fifteen I had.

I tend to withdraw each time, for a couple of days, to reflect on the good times we had together, then to grieve their passing.

I accept, that as the youngest, I will probably survive the other two sisters and one brother I have left. They are in their eighties and nineties now, and I'm only in my seventies.

As a family, we tend to live long lives, and we rejoice for that.
 

Ameriscot said:
I really value my 3 siblings now and we've become closer. Except for one aunt there is no one left of the generation before us. And we had a very close family even being close to distant cousins.
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This is where my husband and I are at. We each have one surviving auntie and keep in touch with them and some cousins. We also make the effort so stay close to our siblings, children and grandchildren.

I lost my father when I was 25. He died suddenly from a heart attack aged 59. I felt absolutely bereft for several years but it taught me the value of making the most of every day and living as if this day could be your last, or the last of someone that you love.

I have had to come to terms the possibility that I could outlive my son due to his lifestyle. The women in my family tend to live long lives, the men who smoke and drink die much earlier.

The saddest death I ever experienced was a student who was brutally murdered by a sex offender on parole. She was only sixteen years old. It shocked me to the core and I still see her face and feel her loss.
 
Never married so haven't lost a wife or child. But all my immediate family that I grew up with(parents,brother,aunts,uncles,etc) are gone. It's something we all deal with if you live long enough. But I do have 2 nephews, one niece and cousins I keep up with and have family gatherings.
 
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