Grief can be a pretty tough thing to go through. What happens when that gets compounded with being a sibling to someone with a disability? Listen to Caroline's story and find out how she got involved in the community and hear fun stories about her sister.
In this episode we talk about:

About Caroline’s family and sister with cerebral palsy, severe intellectual disabilities, epilepsy 
Caroline’s sister not really living at home
Communication devices
Grief support for siblings who have lost siblings with special needs 
Coming back to the sibling world after her sister had passed 
Going through the pandemic
Her sister’s relationship with Caroline’s husband
Guardianship for her sister after their parents passed
Caroline getting involved with sibshops
Connecting with other siblings
Visiting her sister growing up
Where Caroline’s sister lived
What it was like with the 3 siblings at home growing up
Watching movies and listening to songs
Objects in their rooms
Caroline’s encouragement to fellow siblings

Links:

Sibshops: https://siblingsupport.org/sibshops/
Loss of a special needs sibling facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/554229302095590/

More Info:

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Music by:

AlexGrohl from Pixabay
QubeSounds from Pixabay

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