Navigating the Devastating Sibling Loss of a Sister to Cancer: A Journey of  Transformation in Grief

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Grief Educator and bereaved  surviving sibling, Jenn, shares her story of her love and grief for her sister Melissa, her best friend, from an extremely rare form of cancer.

• Jenn’s grief was profound and all-consuming. She withdrew from her loved ones and lost all hope for the future.
• She shares how she has begun to find ways to live with her grief including how her work has changed.
• Jenn describes that after Melissa died, her ability to experience joy was muted.

Additional key points:

• Jenn highlights that finding support for adult sibling loss is challenging due to the lack of resources and understanding of the unique grief associated with losing a sibling.
• Together, Dr. Dean and Jenn explore and emphasize that grief including disenfranchised grief like sibling loss, is not something that is broken or needs to be fixed. 

Jenn's work can be found at:
website & newsletter: https://www.jennoglesbee.com
Instagram: jennoglesbee

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