My twin brother died March 1.
He was driving across the lake we grew up on in his UTV. It is like an ATV but has a steering wheel and two seats. He was going about 30mph when the ice gave way. I have since retrieved the machine and have completely rebuilt it. It now runs like new. But he is still gone. 32 years old my identical twin brother has died. What do I do now? We talked everyday since birth. God I miss him.
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You try your best to move on with your life, think of the good times you had together. It feels bad now but as time goes on it will get easier I can promise you that. I lost my brother in 07, and I’m still getting over it.
Yes death is hard to deal with. The way the person dies helps i can tell you that. (Not trying to be mean or weriod) My uncle died sept. 08, he commited suicide and its not something that you can get over easily. Your brother suffered a tragic accident but at least you knew he loved his life and enjopyed it to its fullest right? I pray that he is with God and that he rests in peace!
I appreciate all your thoughts. We did everything together. We even owned a business together and had plans to buy property and a vacation house for our families to share. We were just talking about the future and how fun life is going to be. My parents house overlooks the spot he went down. they want to sell and move after living there since we were 1.
I can understand your parents wanting to move. I wouldnt want to live their either. Its really good to know that he had a good life and was looking forward to more or it! Your lucky to have had him in your life!
My brother passed away in the woods above our house so my parents made us move because they didn’t want to stay there anymore. To me it kind of felt like we we’re leaving him behind..
Willard is right, it is good that he had a good life, things happen for no reason sometimes but you just gotta cope and be strong, for yourself and for your parents.
I’m so sorry. That’s awful! Keep talking to him from time to time~ he’s listening and he’ll always be in your heart.
Last Sunday we went through all his belongings. It was so hard as his house was just like he left it. This accident happened at 4:45am. He had Family Guy on in his DVD waiting for him in his room to fall asleep to. To answer your questions he was not drunk. A friend had walked over after getting in a heated arguement with his wife and my bro stayed up talking with him to cool things down. He then drove him home and then fell through on the way back.
Oh my God, that’s so sad. I’m so sorry.
If you read my history you will see I was on here sometime ago talking about his wife. She died two years ago. Autopsy came back “unknown”. She fell asleep after he went to work and never woke back up. Poor guy has been through the wringer. I have been driving his truck since this accident. I will be repo-ed soon. I just bought it in Sept. We picked it up together. He also left behind a new boat.
Thats not funny my brother died that way
I do not find this particular story interesting, as a dear sibling of mind has passed on from a similar incident.
My sister-in-law’s husband just shot himself in the chest and died 2 weeks ago. He was like a brother to me. He had a fraternal twin brother who is distraught. He wants closure and hopes that obtaining a coroner’s report might help. Anyone have any ideas if whether he can legally obtain one?
Mark was full of life, worked full time, owned a pool store, had 2 kids, Dylan 14 and Karson 7. Pray for them all.
I am so sad to hear what mcgehee has to say. That is aweful news. I too will pray for all that loved Mark. Poor kids.
I want to start off by saying I’m sorry to hear about your brother. My twin brother killed himself on May 2, 2009. I’m having a really hard time with it. It wasn’t like him to do this. We talked at least every other day. I just miss him and stuff we talked about or didn’t even have to say. How has it been for you??
I am a muslim, I just wanted to share something with you…
We believe every family is reunited with Allah(God), I believe the passing away of someone very close makes you realise that this life is temporary. You too will die one day, we all will die…nobody has ever come back from the dead to tell us what happens next..or what to expect…the only option u have is to live right … and expect the best…and have faith.
Life is too short to waste…Your brother…has gone to One who created him, we believe in Allah loving us 70 times more than a mother loves her child…. Unconditional love. Your brother is with the One being that will care of him more than anyone else in this world would have been able to… You should be praying….
Cry if you are sad…but remember one thing…we all belong to God…the family ties we have here….on this earth are like ornaments…. Think about the great things your brother has done…. Always remember him in good ways…
We as muslims believe that you can only help the ones who have left us by two ways:
sadqa (alms to the poor) and by praying for the one who has gone. Think of a small fund or a good amount of money that you can give away….to a poor family…who can use it for food or medicines. When you give the money away….ask the poor family to pray for your loved one…your brother….
At night when you lie down….just make a mental note…to yourself…know that this life will finish soon…some leave us behind…some are left behind by us….just be relieved that..we go back to the same being who made us in the first place…
Take care..and if my reply has helped in anyway and you wanna talk more…email me… i> small>(email removed) /small> /i>
That’s got to be hard. I mean, a twin is a part of you. So… you feel like a part of you is gone…. I can’t even imagine the pain. I hope you can find piece and that your brother rests in piece. May God be with you!
someplace i read ” dont forget that you will always be a twin” also that twins will always twin, or try to. Myself , i guess this is why i sortof expect people to treat me fairly, or as a twin treats their twin. Also i read ” that a twin shouldnt try to replace their missing twin , or expect anyone to fill their missing twins position” that there is something “special ” about being a twin. None of this has helped me much, but may answer some of om own questions , or serve as the reason why “so many times i get screwed over in situations”. I seem to always think another person has my best intrest in mind. this is rare however, and perhaps” never expect anyone to fill your missing twins position” Is more of a warning.Someplace else i read that ” and this is for people that grieve the loos of the twin that died” it is not un common to see the face of the twin that died when talking to the living twin. Personally I dont have a problem with that concept at all, except for the context it was in, which was about distancing ones self from the remaining twin as not to be reminded of the twin that is no longer alive.Id like to note” being a twin im used to being mistaken for my twin, this is something a twin deals with their entire life “which would be “people I have never met acting like they knew everything about me ” buddy buddy ” situations. To me this was part of being twin. I had friends i didnt know i had, i could easilly deal with the situations that arose from this, However being shunned “not cool” not a nice thing to do to the living twin. I feel for this guy and the recovery of the 4 wheeler from the lake, I know the reason why he recovered it .if anyone thinks its easy to get something like that out of a body of water, im sure it wasent. I can tell you if the thing was in a decaying orbit this guy would have been watching it like NORAD , waiting for whatever was left to come home,
I’m 24 years old and the longest time my twin brother and I went without talking was maybe 3 or 4 days. I can only imagine what you must feel after losing your best friend and brother. I cringe everytime I think of my twin brother not being around anymore. My heart is with you, bro.
I’m 37 and my twin was in a car accident march 9 leaving him parilized & in a hospital bed.
I watch him die and wither away every day wile trying to maintain some kind of life for myself
& my littel girl. I lost my mom to a gun shot when the restuarant she worked @ was robbed.
In 2005 . As a matter of fact it was also in march.So I know the pain of lossing someone.
But unless your an identical twin like you & me it’s really hard for them to understand. I also worked
With my bro and spent hours playing music with him. Not a day would go by with out one of calling the
Other if we didn’t work.
Just remember his love is all around you & as the pain dulls some you’ll start to feel that love again.
I know it’s not like having him here with you but you can still talk to him & you’ll find he will answer
In mysterious ways.
If you want to talk you can e-mail me @ i> small>(email removed) /small> /i>
May god be with your family & his
Sorry for your loss
Don’t give up. reach out if you need help - because even though you’re in pain, your twin is still in your soul and that bond can’t be broken. it’s not enough, but you have to keep on because your twin would be so pissed off if you gave up and there are a ton of people out here who are rooting for you.
i’m a twin and we were born march 1st
Gosh I miss that kid.
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