The Special Needs Sibling Podcast

21. Grief, Sibshops, and Fun Memories

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Grief can be a pretty tough thing to go through. What happens when that gets compounded with being a sibling to someone with a disability? Listen to Caroline's story and find out how she got involved in the community and hear fun stories about her sister.

In this episode we talk about:

  • About Caroline’s family and sister with cerebral palsy, severe intellectual disabilities, epilepsy 
  • Caroline’s sister not really living at home
  • Communication devices
  • Grief support for siblings who have lost siblings with special needs 
  • Coming back to the sibling world after her sister had passed 
  • Going through the pandemic
  • Her sister’s relationship with Caroline’s husband
  • Guardianship for her sister after their parents passed
  • Caroline getting involved with sibshops
  • Connecting with other siblings
  • Visiting her sister growing up
  • Where Caroline’s sister lived
  • What it was like with the 3 siblings at home growing up
  • Watching movies and listening to songs
  • Objects in their rooms
  • Caroline’s encouragement to fellow siblings

    • Links:

    • Sibshops: https://siblingsupport.org/sibshops/
    • Loss of a special needs sibling facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/554229302095590/

      • More Info:

      • Check out the blog and contact Charlene here: https://thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/
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        • Music by:

        • AlexGrohl from Pixabay
        • QubeSounds from Pixabay
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