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My brother passed away this week. (LONG)

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I'm sorry, man. I know it's tough. Nothing I can say will make it better, but know that we are all here for ya if you need to vent or something.
 
Thanks to all of your for your support. My dad is not an emotional person and doesn't seem to be reacting at all to the news. My mom (Gregg's stepmom) never liked him and she's not very emotional either. Kind of hard having no-one to talk to around here :\

Originally posted by: Mallow
man, sounds like he went down a hard road and never came back. It's very hard to know that this individual could have been helped. However, you did all you could for him... you gave him love and support and unfortunately it did not help. It was his time and have solace that he is in a much better place.

I can't believe the insensitiveness of the hospital. Why would they say someone was discharged (seemingly still alive) when they were probably discharged to the morgue? Seems like important information for family members.
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They can't release that information to just anyone. She had to verify I was a family member.
 
Wow, that's such horrible, painful news to receive. I know how you feel, my dad passed away when I was 16 and I too had no real experience dealing with death. Death is a scary thing to confront, but don't let fear control you. About your dad and mom's reaction, I think people grieve in different ways; some people keep everything inside for a long time. Or maybe the full realization of what's happened hasn't hit them yet. You know, it's the craziest thing but sometimes I still can't believe what happened to my dad; I actually have to remind myself of what happened (not that I ever actually forget), I actually have to suspend my utter disbelief of what happened to accept it and this is more than four years later. I hope you find a way to deal with the loss and keep living life, and I hope your brother is finally at peace and free from his demons.

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Last piece of advice for you (and anyone): Love your family if you've got one.
 
amnesiac, hang in there bruda.

The most important thing is to remain the caring individual that you are and to be there for those that remain in your life for they still need you. I know what it's like to want to fight a loved ones demons but you can't, you can only try to help them fight them and you did.

Peace to you, your family, and your bruda.
 
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