I lost my sister today

God Bless you and your family in this sad time
Im very sorry for your loss, its so heart breaking

I am so sorry for your loss, I know all to well what this kind of tragedy can do to a family. I have lost 2 family members in 3yrs due to drug overdose. My dad has been in the hospital every month since October clinging to life because of his addictions. I know your angry and you want somebody to blame but it is not your parents. I'm sure they did the best they could. What most people do not understand is you can not make somebody change unless they are ready. They have to hit their bottom before they can pull out of it. Sometimes it doesn't happen until it is too late. I really hope your heart finds peace to move on. Being angry is not going to bring your sister back. You need the comfort and love of your family, your nephew also needs to feel safe and love. You can't heal and move forward if your still looking back to all the what if's. I will pray for you, your family and your sister. Originally Posted by Audrina Monroe

Well said.

Can't imagine what you feel. Keep positive and help the child. Best to you.

I am Sorry for your Lost, Please accept my Condolences.

Safire Sweet

That is a truly tragic story...a knot in my stomach. My deepest condolences.

I lost my sister today. She was in critical condition for the past 3 1/2 weeks and on life support. They took her off her medication and respirator today at 11am in St. Luke's Hospital. I watched with my family her tiny body struggle to breathe, and then finally her heart stopped. This was a result of severe depression and long term drug addiction. She had overdosed over 6 separate times while living with my parents over the course of a year. She lived with my parents who are upper middle class people. She has a 7 year old son who also lives with them.

I am so broken up about this and have so much anger right now toward my parents who were "enablers" to her drug addiction. While living with my parents she was constantly reminded of what a bad mother she was. No one was really a loud to speak about what was going on in that house, and it infuriated me. They chalked it up to a lack of will power, and expected her to fix herself. She could not. She was severely depressed, and toward the end was treated like crap by most of my family. I did not speak or look at my mother today when we watched her pass away. The sad part is my parents had so many opportunities to get her involuntarily committed and get her some serious help and they did not. They were given detailed instructions by a police officer during last Christmas as to how to go before a Judge with their documentation and get the order to have her committed. They did not do it. They deluded themselves with denial and thinking she "seems" to be getting better. Only to have another overdose occur. I constantly asked my mother what they were doing for her and was told "we are handling it". Well, this is how they handled it. This was the result. I know longer have a sister. Her son no longer has a mother.

There is so much more I could say on this. I don't know how else to describe what I am going through right now. She was a good person. She was a fragile soul. She had so much adversity in her life. I will never forgive myself for not doing more as a sister. Originally Posted by Bebe Le Strange

God is now taking care of her and she will be looking down on you from Heaven. She lives in your heart so she is still alive.

Take care of her son a he was your own... never let him forget his extraordinary mother

I'm so sorry Bebe. I know you're hurting.Everyone has their individual pain they suffer.I lost my mother who was the world to me in September.I know it takes time to heal.I pray that that healing will come to you.Just remember it's not your fault.

My condolences.

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god bless you and her Life goes on keep a stiff upper lip and hang in there my condolences to you and yours

I will never forgive myself for not doing more as a sister. Originally Posted by Bebe Le Strange

This is heartbreaking... I am so sorry to hear about your sister and how you feel there was something more that you could do about it. Please allow yourself to mourn, allow yourself to be angry. But please also forgive yourself. You did nothing wrong.

Along with the others who have commented here, my best thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Deepest condolences and hugs.

I lost my sister today. Originally Posted by Bebe Le Strange

Dear Bebe, though we do not know each other nor can I grasp your pain, please know you are in my thoughts.

SRO

I don't know you but I am truly sorry for your loss. I hope you can find a way to mend the relationship with your family, as they too will not be around forever. A parent's job is never as black and white as it may seem.

Sir, I do not know you. But please accept my sympathies at this difficult time. I myself, suffer from depression and it is truely a struggle. Your sister tried her best in this life.

I'm very sorry for your loss. . . more words would only be more words. Originally Posted by Iaintliein

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