Thank you for your interest in
the Sibling Support Projects. |
It all started when Amber wrote the message shown below in November of 2003, more than 2 years after her sister disappeared. Recently, she was able to tell her story in a national magazine. Published in the August 2006 issue of Teen People, the article gives a chance for others to see what it is like to have a sibling that is missing.
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My name is Amber. My sister Erin came up missing in June 2001. If you are reading this you might have a missing child or sibling. I do have someone I love that is missing and I want everyone that has a missing sib/daughter/son to know that you are not the only ones.
If you don’t have someone missing in your life you should know that you should keep close to the one’s you love because it could happen to you too. I’m not saying it will. I’m not saying to never let them go out by themselves. I’m just telling you this to make sure that they know you love them before they’re gone. So if you haven’t told them you love them now’s the time to do it. Even if they don’t come up missing you should still tell them you love them so that they can tell you that they love you too. Even if you are too busy. It’s just three words and it makes someone feel good to know someone loves them.
If you are a sibling out there of someone that is missing. You probably have parents that are busy looking for the person they and you love. You will get your parents back. Because they love you too and if it was you that was missing they would be doing the same thing for you.
by Amber Lynn Pospisil, written at Age 14 |
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| We found during the course of our experiences, that there was support for law enforcement, support for parents, and support for the communities impacted by missing persons cases. But who supports the other kids? The ones that are “left behind”? That’s where our Sibling Support Projects come in. We currently offer two programs. It’s My Story Too – Letters, thoughts, poems, pictures, etc. showing the unique impact that having a missing sibling has on the “left behind” brothers and sisters.
Missing Sibs – Support for brothers and sisters of missing persons. |
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