Caregiver, Survivor, Sister: A Sibling Loss Story- Jen / Jimmy

01/11/23 • 49 min

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Navigating Dual Roles: Surviving Sibling Loss and Anticipatory Grief as Caregiver, Advocate, and Grieving Sister

A conversation with sibling loss survivor, Dr. Jen Kilgore, about losing her brother, Jimmy

Dr. Jen Kilgore, a naturopathic doctor, shares her personal sibling loss story of losing her brother to cancer and the challenges she has faced in the aftermath.
She discusses the guilt and anticipatory grief she experienced as she watched her brother’s health decline.
She also talks about the difficulties of navigating her relationship with her sister after their brother’s death, and the importance of finding support from others who have experienced similar losses.

Dr. Kilgore has a naturopathic medical clinic in Nashua, New Hampshire and helps people with unexplainable unresponsive complex conditions by integrating education and empowerment practices with cutting edge modern technologies. Her work today was largely inspired because of the clarity and confidence that came from her personal experience of sibling loss and losing her brother to cancer and cancer treatment.
To learn more about Dr. KIlgore and her work, please visit https://mysolution.healthcare/

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Navigating Dual Roles: Surviving Sibling Loss and Anticipatory Grief as Caregiver, Advocate, and Grieving Sister

A conversation with sibling loss survivor, Dr. Jen Kilgore, about losing her brother, Jimmy

Dr. Jen Kilgore, a naturopathic doctor, shares her personal sibling loss story of losing her brother to cancer and the challenges she has faced in the aftermath.
She discusses the guilt and anticipatory grief she experienced as she watched her brother’s health decline.
She also talks about the difficulties of navigating her relationship with her sister after their brother’s death, and the importance of finding support from others who have experienced similar losses.

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Introducing "The Broken Pack Podcast"

Welcome to The Broken Pack Podcast, stories of adult sibling loss. Check out this introduction with your host and sibling loss survivor, Dr. Angela Dean.
If you would like more information or to share your own adult sibling loss story, please contact me, Dr. Angela Dean, at [email protected] or go to our website, thebrokenpack.com.
Please like, subscribe, and share!
Please follow us on social media:
Facebook: @BrokenPack
Instagram: @thebrokenpack
TikTok: @the_broken_pack
YouTube: @thebrokenpack

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A Brother, A Soulmate - A Devastating Sibling Loss Story: Miriame / Hamza

Miriame's sibling loss story is a powerful and moving account of the grief, adapting to living as a surviving sibling, and love that persists following the loss of a sibling who is extremely close.

This is a conversation with sibling loss survivor, Miriame Cherbib, about losing Hamza, her brother, best friend, and safe space.

Miriame a sibling loss survivor shares her personal story of losing her brother unexpectedly.
She discusses the intense grief and isolation that followed her immense loss.
She also talks about the difficulties of navigating her relationships with others, including with her husband.

In this episode, we hear from Miriame Cherbib. The unexpected, sudden, and tragic loss of her brother with whom she was very close was unsettling for her across many domains of her life. Tune in to learn how she learned to find support when the only person she felt could give her the support she longed for was the very same person she was mourning, her brother, Hamza.

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The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss - Caregiver, Survivor, Sister: A Sibling Loss Story- Jen / Jimmy

Transcript

Dr. Dean00:00:12.007

Hello and welcome to the Broken Pack, a podcast focused on giving adult survivors of sibling loss, a platform to share their stories and to be heard. Something that many sibling loss survivors state that they never have had. Sibling Loss is MisunderstoodTM. The Broken Pack exists to change that and to support survivors. I'm your host, Dr. Angela Dean.

Dr. Dean00:00:37.084

Today in our first episode, I talk with Dr.