“Siblings may be ambivalent about their relationships in life, but in death the power of their bond strangles the surviving heart. Death reminds us that we are part of the same river, the same flow from the same source, rushing towards the same destiny. Were you close? Yes, but we didn’t know it then.” — Barbara Ascher

Siblings

80-88% of  people across the world have siblings.  The relationship with siblings is supposed to be the longest one in our lives (from birth or childhood until old age). And, sibling relationships become more important as people age as siblings are often taking care of and mourning parents together, as marriages or other relationships fail, as children grow up, and as siblings become widowed, divorced, etc.

While the quality of those relationships vary and have been study, the fact remains that it is most likely at least one sibling will outlive their siblings. Yet, sibling grief and loss is a misunderstood concept for adults who have lost a sibling.

Sibling Loss

As such, siblings often feel misunderstood or invalidated in their losses of their sibling and so many secondary losses resulting from the loss of the sibling. We are working to change that while also supporting the many grieving siblings around the world.

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