Hi all, I’m not entirely sure why I joined this forum other than to be with others who understand how I’m feeling at the moment. My sister, 18 months younger than me, who has been with me for 55 years is sucumbing to breast cancer. She has been so brave, stoic, resilient and selfless for the past 3 years, but she has lost the fight and has only days or possibly weeks to go. She will leave behind a loving husband and 2 wonderful children who deserve to have their mum for many more years.
We shared so much when we were young and still know how each other feel to this day. I can’t believe I’m losing my younger sister, I’m supposed to go first, I’m supposed to be able to protect her from demons (ok, I accept that was my role in my early teens, but I still feel it now).
My sister is a wonderful, caring, gentle, beautiful woman who deserves so much more and has so much more to give. It is so incredibly unfair. I will be reading her eulogy at her funeral - something I equally dread and long for. Fortunately, I have been able to spend time with her before she has lapsed into oromorph sleep, but it will never be enough time to tell her how much she has meant to me and so many others.
My sister will be greatly missed by so many.
