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Jul 2023
51m 5s

Met My Brother At 51

Chris Gethard
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A woman describes the complicated feelings she had growing up with a brother, losing him to suicide, and finally meeting her long lost older brother at age 51. She also shares with Geth how her mom reacted to the news and what it feels like to have a whole new family.

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