Clara Underdahl, 13, and her older brother Kasper, 32, in Dyrehaven in 2010. They hadn't seen each other since Christmas 1997. That was also their last meeting. He passed away in June 2011.

I was overjoyed when I found out I had an older brother. But today, it hurts when people ask if I have siblings, writes Clara Underdahl in this column.

As an only child, I always dreamed of siblings. I got a brother one day, but then I lost him

Clara Underdahl, 13, and her older brother Kasper, 32, in Dyrehaven in 2010. They hadn't seen each other since Christmas 1997. That was also their last meeting. He passed away in June 2011.
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I grew up as an only child. Maybe I heard something about a half-brother, but if I did, it was just a passing comment that was never explained.

My parents had me after ten years of miscarriages and IVF attempts. »You were a wanted child,« my mom often says. Their world revolved around me—even after their divorce. But despite their attention, I sometimes felt lonely.

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