Since I shared a few days ago that I have not been active here as I dealt with the imminent death of my brother, I thought I'd share now – at the risk of too much sharing – that my brother died this morning.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Susan60 Thank you so much. Yes, for me, writing is often therapeutic. It allows me to take what is inside me and put it outside, on paper (as it were — on the computer screen). Doing that helps externalize feelings and put them into perspective, I find, and helps organize ideas.

William Lindsey :toad:

@RunRichRun Thank you so much. I'm very grateful to you.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Bodling You're right: death is what's impossible ever to get used to, isn't it? It's an obscenity, when all is said and done, one we naturally rebel against accepting.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Danetteb Thank you so much. Yes, a big loss, to lose a sibling who shares one's history in a way no one else can ever share it.

William Lindsey :toad:

@teresa_athome Thank you for your kindness.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Godfrey642 Thank you. I am very grateful to you.

Dalia_Z

@wdlindsy That was a beautiful remembrance. Condolences.

William Lindsey :toad:

@daliazygas Thank you. I'm very grateful to you.

Veronica Smith

@wdlindsy so sorry for your loss.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Ver0sm1 Thank you. I'm very grateful to you.

the roamer

@wdlindsy

Thank you, William, for these words. Love and kindness are what matters, and love and kindness will prevail. Thinking of you and your brother Philip today.

William Lindsey :toad:

@the_roamer Thank you so much. I'm very grateful to you.

Steve Woods

@wdlindsy Sincere condolences, William.

Your tribute is very touching.

I could not be more different from my own brother, but the world would not be the same without him.

Deep Mud

@wdlindsy beautifully written. I am very sorry for your loss.

William Lindsey :toad:

@deepmud Thank you. I'm very grateful to you.

William Lindsey :toad:

@wood5y Thank you so much. I understand that perspective so well: we can be very different from our siblings and at the same time, when we lose them, the world is just not the same.