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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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