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Retired St Kilda champ Nick Riewoldt says after his sister Maddie passed away he had trouble remembering her \u201cas she was\u201d.<\/h3>\n

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Nick wrote about his sister in his new book \u2018The Things That Make Us\u2019 and he told Rowey and Bicks there were \u201ca lot of tears\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really tough to talk about but talking about it is important,\u201d Nicks said.<\/h3>\n

\u201cIn the immediate aftermath of Maddie dying, I found it really hard to remember good times and happy memories and remember her as she was.<\/h3>\n

\u201cThe last seven months in intensive care were so horrific and she became unrecognisable in the end that\u2019s all I could see for a long time — the hospital, the sadness, the struggle,<\/h3>\n

\u201cWriting the book made me re-live and re-experience all the good times as well.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u2018The Things That Make Us<\/a>\u2019 is available now.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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