The Afternoon I Got to Know My Brother, Three Weeks Before We Lost Him

Please note: this story includes the sudden death of a young brother and a decision about organ donation.

Pamela Joy Dlugos was 38. Life was good. She had a loving husband, great friends and a house that was always ready for the next party.

Her brother was seven years younger, and they were very different. She was the proper school teacher. He was the rebel with the Harley and the black leather jacket. One afternoon in June of 1991, he came by to pick up a coffee table, and she asked him to stay and sit by the pool. They talked all afternoon. They made plans to play tennis that summer.

Less than three weeks later, the phone rang. He was in the hospital with a severe brain injury. Three days later, he was pronounced brain dead. Pam and her parents made a decision they knew he would want. In this part of her conversation on The Life Shift, she talks about that afternoon, that choice, and how losing him started her writing.

Full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPLy3_iktwc

Pamela Joy Dlugos is an award-winning author, educator, and spiritual encourager. A former teacher and founder of ReJOYce Publications, she writes books that bring comfort, hope and inspiration to grieving hearts.
Website: https://authorpamelajoy.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@authorpamelajoy

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