“Even in Grief, Nature Reminded Me How Much Joy There is”

For as long as I can remember, there’s always been just the three of us. Three sisters. Only a year between each. Inseparable. It was like that for almost 50 years… Until my youngest sister walked into her backyard and took her own life.

When we were young we moved around a lot, so we were often in new schools and cities where we didn’t know anyone. If we didn’t have any friends yet, my two sisters were there. It was like a readymade gang always.

I realised when my sister died that so