The Missing Twin

The Imprints of (Nearly) Forgotten Family

“Our heart is the first organ that develops in our mother’s womb and it never forgets the twin with whom it shared its first beats.”~ Marina Toledo

"The bond between twins is even stronger than the bond between mother and child and the loss of a twin is deeply felt by the one that survives, who experiences the death of the one they are closest to before they are born." (Hellinger Institute)

May 30th was my great grandmother Nellie’s birthday, shared with her twin sister, Nettie. They were born in 1888 under Gemini, the sign of the twins.