Sibling Column – October 2021

From Katharine Heaton   The other night I spent a moment with my sister in a dream and it bothered me more than anything. She’d never want me to be upset by her presence, but the thing is I haven’t seen her in over 2 years – at all. In this dream she was...

Sibling Column – December 2020

I’ve had conflicting thoughts throughout my life about what happens when we die.  After my brother, LB, died, a friend told me about a recent experience she had with a medium. Since then, I’ve had two readings from different mediums; but really, I’ve had...

Sibling Column from Ann McDonough – July 2019

My sister Eileen Gilday passed away on May 1st to join her husband Buddy, her daughter Eileen Sullivan, her son Kevin Gilday, and two full term babies who died in the 9th month of pregnancy.     I used to drive Eileen to COPE meetings in East Meadow. Ed...

My big Brother, Neal Markowitz 4/13

I’ve always found the concepts of heaven and hell rather difficult to swallow and I’m not certain I believe in the kind of afterlife where we meet up with our lost loved ones and spend the rest of eternity together. The former smacks too much of a system...