Her two other siblings kept advising her to "let go" of her sorrow after their eldest brother's death in August, but Ms Sim felt it was easier said than done.
The 62-year-old and her eldest brother, both single, had lived together for decades and enjoyed a very close bond. He was 80 years old when he died of pneumonia after a brief illness.
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