My Brother, My First Best Friend

Jennifer Estes
2 min readJun 2, 2021

My brother Jason is an excellent writer for a guy who seldom writes. I want to share just one of his amazing poems. His poetry is so honest, real, raw, and heartbreaking. He is such a kind and sensitive soul, my first best friend in life. I hope the world can see him through my eyes for the beautiful man he truly is.

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The worst sickness there is stems from my own self-affliction.

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Jennifer Estes

I am a widow, a mortician, a mom, and grandma. I write about grief, caregiving, substance use disorder, and the death care industry.