Writing Through Loss: On Crafting Nonfiction That Tackles America’s Opioid Crisis

The article begins with two authors, Nadia and the narrator, who both experienced the loss of a sibling due to an overdose in 2015.

This shared tragedy occurred during significant personal milestones: Nadia was seven months pregnant when her sister died, and the narrator had a 13-month-old child when her brother passed away.

The text highlights how these women navigated the dual challenges of new motherhood and profound grief simultaneously.

The year 2015 serves as a temporal anchor, marking the moment when both siblings died, though the article does not provide additional context about the circumstances of the overdoses or the individuals involved.

The focus is on the emotional and circumstantial overlap of their losses rather than the specifics of the events themselves.