I opened this thread expecting to see one of START’S comic tales of teenage trevails. I could not have been more wrong.
I’m hugely sorry, START.
I want you to know that your impulse to clothe your brother was an impulse to protect his dignity. That was a good impulse that came from the right place and I have no doubt he appreciated it. You did exactly the right thing.
So sorry to hear this START. All my condolences to you and yur family. This is going to hurt like hell for some time, it will never go away but it will get better.
Hey man, I know some of us have been on your ass about various things lately, but you’re a good person. You may not have been able to save your brother, but he knew you tried, he knew you were there for him, and that really is a good thing. Hang in there. I know what it is to watch in futility as someone you loves dies. Honestly, I think you handled it better than I did.
I just want to offer my condolences to you, and your family.
Take care of yourself.
FUCK asthma, and FUCK February 11th, 2005, too! Damn, I’m sorry START, what a fucked up thing to have happen. We’ll be thinking of you, and your family.
God rest his soul.
Don’t feel bad for feeling angry. You’re right, there’s no sense to this and no reason. You will never stop being a big brother. Be there for your parents and friends and let them be there for you. 
This statement bears repeating. Remember this, START. You did the right thing.
Really puts the rest of those “I had the worst day EVAR” rants in perspective, doesn’t it.
START, all I can do is echo whate everyone else already said. I wish I could offer some words of wisdom, but there are none. All I can do is offer my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy.
Start, I think it was very loving of you to do what you could. There was nothing else. I’m so sorry for all of it.
I am so sorry for your loss. You were trying to help your brother–that was sweet.
I wish I had words for all this, but I don’t. Take care. Your brother loved you and you loved him. Help your Mom now, if you can.
I’m so very, very sorry ** Start**. My condolences to you and your family.
My deepest, deepest condolences.
And bears repeating again. “Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was… naked, and ye clothed me.”
Вечная память – may your brother’s memory be eternal.
START, please accept my condolences.
And don’t let anyone tell you, “Don’t be sad, your brother would want you to be happy,” because that’s bullshit. You have EVERY RIGHT to grieve and no one should tell you otherwise.
Clothing your brother was not trivial-I find it a very moving thing-as Dio said, you kept thinking of him and what he would want.
START, I’m so very very sorry for you and your family.
I’d have tried to help him the same way you did. Please don’t feel you did anything wrong.
I’m so sorry for such a horrible loss for you and your family. What a uniquely difficult experience for you all. And I agree with everyone, that you did what you could, you did your best to take care of him and did something that no one else thought of. I’m sure he was aware enough to appreciate it. My Dad died a year ago today, February 11, 2004. He was allowed to die with dignity and it meant a lot to him. You gave that gift to your brother. I wish you strength and peace.
START, I mostly lurk but I always read your threads because you have a such a gift of self-expression and originality that is a joy to read.
Today, that same self-expression has left me teary-eyed - that was a heartbreaking account of what surely was an unbearably horrible time for you.
But as painful as this was to read, one thing stood out from the grief and the sadness, and that is the obvious love that you had for your brother. This love shone through every word you wrote, and if it was this obvious to a stranger, then you can rest assured that your little brother knew how very much you loved him and how much you wanted to take care of him, right up until the tragic end.
My condolences to you and your family.
I’m so sorry, Start; we’re all hunting for comforting words and there aren’t any. We’re looking for things to say that’ll make it better somehow and there aren’t any. In times like this, people just have to muddle through and try to do the best they can, even if it’ll never be enough.
Know that by dressing your brother, you did the best you could. It’s never going to be enough, but nobody could ask more of you than that.
START. I am so sorry. You have a wonderful heart and I have always thought so, and now you showed love for your brother when he needed it most. Please do come here when you need to get things out.
I don’t know what to say, I know nothing will come close to being what you need. Please know that you have a safe place here.
Peace to you and your family, and to all those who knew and loved your brother.