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Bereavement

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Marthe48

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Sat Aug 31, 2024, 06:21 PM Aug 2024

I learned something today [View all]

I'm staying at my friend's house in the neighborhood I grew up in. She in rehab and not well.I stopped her house to drop off my stuff, then left to go see her. I saw a guy who I thought was a neighbor from way back. He was who I thought he was and we talked for awhile. He was my older brother's age, maybe in between my oldest and next oldest brothers.
My oldest brother and my aunt were killed in a car wreck in 1960, when I was 8. My brother was 16. All of these years, I thought my aunt was driving. He remembered the accident. He liked my Dad and talked him often. Regarding the accident, the neighbor said my Dad told him that my brother was driving. Somehow, the official story said it was my aunt and all of these years, that's what all of us thought, at least I thought so.
All of my family who might have known what version is true are dead, except my sister. I can't imagine how she'll take it. I have been stressed lately and can't process this news, just don't know what to think.

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I learned something today [View all] Marthe48 Aug 2024 OP
ty for the story. Tetrachloride Aug 2024 #1
That must feel so unsettling. Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #2
I remember what we were told Marthe48 Aug 2024 #3
Deepest condolences on your loss, Marthe SheltieLover Aug 2024 #4
Thank you SheltieLover Marthe48 Aug 2024 #5
I hope your pleasant memories bring comfort to you. SheltieLover Aug 2024 #7
No, it isn't Marthe48 Aug 2024 #9
It will eventually resolve, Marthe SheltieLover Aug 2024 #10
I'm so sorry for your loss Marthe48. Would it help livetohike Aug 2024 #6
That is something I wonder Marthe48 Aug 2024 #8
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