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Vanessa Roux's avatar

Most beautiful ode to your brother Zara !! This article is very touching, I am getting tears from your writing ! He is right, your writing has been improving through time and every year that goes by you surpass yourself and become better than the year before ! You are an exceptional writer and a very beautiful human being !

Your brother will always be with you even if you can't see him. But I know very well that the process of grieving isnt linear and that healing takes time.

My dear again I am so deeply sorry and I am here for you ! I am sending you a big hug ! ❤️

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L. Phillips's avatar

What a beautiful and moving tribute to your brother! He sounds like a total crazy hoot, and I wish I'd had a brother just like him!

As for autism and related things-- I have some of the symptoms of Asperger's Syndrome, and according to online tests I've taken, I have borderline personality disorder and some sociopathic attributes. Even assuming that those online tests are fairly reliable-- which I don't-- so what? None of that stuff ever prevented me from overcoming a truly rotten childhood and adolescence, or moving from an ugly little shit-splat small town in the middle of nowhere to San Francisco, or from acquiring the skills to become a respected and well-paid employee in prestigious law firms. (No, I'm NOT a lawyer!)

But enough about me. Even if you are somewhere on "the spectrum," so what? It doesn't seem to have held you back much! As for your writing, you write very well. You do make an occasional grammatical error, but hell, I've seen much worse errors in books by very successful writers who (a) should know better, and (b) have "editors" who should catch and fix such mistakes. So don't worry about it!

Back to your brother: I am very sorry that he died, and you must miss him very much-- but you will have your memories of him for as long as you live, and so, in a sense, he still lives-- within you! That is something to treasure!

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Brittany's avatar

Beautifully written, as always. I'm so sorry for your loss.

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E.M. Gallagher's avatar

Gorgeous and heartbreaking. Sending love 🤍

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Lil Deb's avatar

Big brothers know !!! and, he will always have you and he will make his presence known❤️ I am filled with such emotion so incredible🙏☀️

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