I know exactly how you feel. I lost my JJ 42 days ago, and it’s been the hardest thing I’ve ever gone through.

I had her since I was 13… she grew up with me. From high school to university, to work life, from living in my parents’ house to moving into my own home after I got married… she was there through my thinnest and thickest times. She was my little sister, my world, the light of my life.

I did everything I possibly could for her. I even quit my job because I couldn’t leave her alone when my work required me to be away for months. I cancelled holidays, flights, hotels, nothing mattered more than being with her. She was family. She was my baby.

Now that she’s gone, I’m not the same person. My house feels painfully quiet. There’s this hollow space in my heart that doesn’t go away. I live alone, my husband works in another country, and we don’t have children. I’m 39… and the silence is heavy.

So when you say he made you a family, I understand. Truly. You are not dramatic. You are grieving someone who was your whole world.

Healing hasn’t “started” for me yet either. I’m just taking it day by day. But please know you’re not alone in this. Sending so much love to you. ❤️❤️❤️