Sibling Loss Due to Brain Cancer: Anticipatory Grief, Brotherly Bonds, and Legacy-Building: Chris / Michael

The Broken Pack™: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss

Sibling Loss Due to Brain Cancer: Chris's Anticipatory Grief, Continuing Bonds, and Legacy-Building

In this episode, of The Broken Pack: Stories of Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Dean speaks with surviving sibling Dr. Chris Ban, an oral surgeon and Jeopardy champion, who opens up about the anticipatory grief of and profound grief after losing his brother Michael to astrocytoma.
Listen as Chris shares how learning to grieve his brother for the duration of his illness and after his death has affected him and how Chris maintains continuing bonds with Michael from music, sports, the arts, and even on Jeopardy.
Drs. Ban and Dean discuss how sibling loss survivors in general and men, in particular, may find it difficult to talk about their grief, but that it is important to overcome this stigma and disenfranchisement and reach out for support.
For more information on:
Chris's Jeopardy appearance, honoring his brother: https://www.tvinsider.com/1097578/jeopardy-champion-chris-ban-brother-cancer/
Michael McNaughton Ban Memorial Fund - https://pittsburghfoundation.org/michaelmcnaughtonban
The Michael McNaughton Ban Memorial Boathouse- https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/51b65f93-0d02-48bc-8377-728a8ffd25a2
For a book for children about being in the hospital, written by Chris's brother Michael, please see https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-at-Hospital-Michael-Ban/dp/1645438910

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. About Michael: The Cooler Younger Brother (00:02:33)

3. Chris & Michael's Relationship (00:03:59)

4. Losing Michael (00:07:21)

5. Hope, Exhaustion, & Anticipatory Mourning (00:11:46)

6. Chris's Surpise: Relief & Guilt (00:13:11)

7. Moving with Grief Now (00:14:34)

8. Rocket Man (00:17:11)

9. Jeopardy & A Boathouse (00:18:57)

10. Chris's Regret (00:22:12)

11. Michael's Impact on Chris's Work (00:23:27)

12. The Muting Effect of Losing Michael (00:25:30)

13. Learning to Live with Loss (00:26:36)

14. Sibling Grief: Here to Stay (00:30:02)

15. What Has Helped Chris (00:32:42)

16. Chris's Advice on Recognizing Support (00:36:16)

17. Chris's Favorite Memories of Michael (00:37:45)