Hello,
My name is Karen. I lost my brother to AeA 33 years ago. The mention
of his death has always kind of been the family secret, especially
since this happened in the 70's and we were catholic. I thought I
would google search the topic to find out more about it. I was
overwhelmed by the information and the fact that there is a support
site for it. To anyone who has lost a loved one from this, my heart
goes out to you. Like my sign on name says You Are No Longer Alone,
One Day At A Time, we will get thru it together. I am looking forward
to getting to know people here. I am from Canada. And besides the
death of my brother, I have not ever heard of anyone else who has had a
similar story. My brother Jim, was buried on his 13th birthday. There
was no internet back then and I still wonder how he ever found out
about it. It is nice to find a place where others know what I am
talking about and how I feel about it. It was a very long time ago, I
was only 7 yrs old and actually only found out the truth about it when
I was in my 20's. My sis and I found his body. Just typing this I
realize I have alot of unresolved feelings around this. That is enough
for now. Thanks for listening.
Luv Karen