Sibling Loss and Organ Donation: Katie / Josh

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Sibling Loss and Organ Donation: A Conversation with Katie Kuehn
In this episode, Dr. Angela Dean explores sibling loss and organ donation with Katie Kuehn, who lost her brother Josh to a seizure. Josh was an organ donor, and Katie shares how his decision to give life to others has impacted her family and the importance of organ donation. She also vulnerably shares the impact that his gift of life to others has made upon her.
Katie and Dr. Dean also delve into the challenges and opportunities of being a surviving sibling, how the unique role that siblings play in each other's lives, how their absence can create a void that is difficult to fill, and how different roles and relationships mean grieving the same person differently, including her sister, Kelly, who is interviewed in episode 6 of this season.
To learn more about organ and tissue donation and to become a donor, please see:
In the US:
1. Donate Life America: https://donatelife.net
2. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) - https://unos.org/transplant/facts/
For a list of organ donation organizations and information by regions in the world, please see https://tts.org/isodp-resources/isodp-organ-donation-societies

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Kapitler

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Josh (00:01:15)

3. Katie & Josh's Relationship (00:02:12)

4. Losing Josh Unexpectedly (00:07:00)

5. Saying Goodbye (00:11:26)

6. Creating the Service They all Needed (00:14:14)

7. Learning About Josh & Seeing His Impact on Others (00:15:48)

8. Defining Life in the "Before" & "After" (00:18:47)

9. Please Talk About Our Siblings (00:19:22)

10. Why Our (US) Society Doesn't Talk About Death (00:20:56)

11. Grieving Josh & Welcoming a New Son (00:22:29)

12. Grieving Differently (00:25:45)

13. There is No Hierarchy in Grief (00:31:18)

14. Sibling Loss is Valid (00:32:42)

15. Where is Katie with Her Grief Now? (00:34:35)

16. Guilt in Grief (00:38:10)

17. Staying Connected to Josh (00:40:32)

18. Josh's Gift of Life: Impact & Testament of Who He was (00:43:20)

19. Josh's Impact on Katie (00:48:41)

20. Katie's Thoughts on Grief in General & Advice to Support Grievers (00:50:55)

21. Katie's Thoughts on Sibling Loss Specifically (00:53:51)

22. Organ Donation (00:56:57)

23. Favorite Memories of Josh (00:57:53)