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[quote=Anonymous]My brother was at the concert with my SIL and was shot in the arm before he could get them both out. He had surgery and got to fly home today. I have been kind of a wreck since it happened even though ultimately they are fine. I am thankful they are fine. I'm thankful my beautiful niece wasn't with them that night. I am so proud of my brother and how brave he was.

I'll go home to visit them in a day or two and even though I am desperate to wrap my arms around them I am nervous and I feel guilty for feeling nervous. My brother is ~20 years older so it isn't a typical sibling relationship. I love them both so much but we haven't been much in touch for the last couple years as I've been on the east coast while they're in Oregon.

I can't stop thinking about what they are still going through and will be going through the rest of their lives. [url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2015/12/05/after-a-mass-shooting-a-survivors-life/]I read this article about a survivor of a school shooting in Oregon[/url] and what it's like for the world to move on while you are still living what happened. I don't want to say the wrong thing. I don't want to do the wrong thing and scare them. I don't want to upset them. I want to be what they need right now.

If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated, but just being able to anonymously vent is helpful, I think. [/quote]

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