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Gone but never forgotten: how to comfort a child whose sibling has died

  • Written by Zoë Krupka, PhD Student, Faculty of Health Sciences, Lecturer, The Cairnmillar Institute, La Trobe University
Children not only lose their sibling, their parents can also disappear into profound grief.Kylo/Unsplash

In 1971, when I was four years old, my brother died of a congenital heart condition. Writing about this experience has prompted more responses than anything else I’ve ever written or spoken about. Untold and unheard stories appear in...

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