Summary: During today’s episode of Raw and Real, host Linda Piazza continues the conversation of memories of people we have lost. Linda tells her listeners stories and memories she has of multiple people she has lost, including her parents, sister, and close friends. Linda feels that holding onto these memories and sharing them is a very important part of the grieving process and helps to keep them alive.
Episode Highlights:
- Linda believes that a critical part of the grieving process is carrying the memories of people you have lost.
- Linda is grateful for her faith and the role it plays in grieving and moving on from the loss.
- Linda comes from a very large family, and so has also experienced many personal losses in her life.
- Linda talks about some of the people she has lost, including her father-in-law, and shares some memories she has of them.
- Linda shares some memories of her father-in-law close to his passing where they joked about some traditions she brought into their family.
- Linda also shares memories about Nena, who she met when she was working at a car dealership.
- Nena left behind an 18-month-old son, and Linda loves to share her memories of Nena with him to help him know his mom.
- Linda also shares her memories of a woman named Ruby, and the time she broke Ruby’s garbage disposal.
- Ada was another friend of Linda’s, and Linda shares multiple memories about her.
- Linda lost her mom in 2010, her dad in 2014, and her sister in 2019, and she tells some stories about each of them.
- Linda share thoughts and memories of her Godmother Elaine
- Without sharing these memories, Linda feels that another little piece of the people dies every day.
- Sharing stories can help others build memories and pictures of people, even if they may not remember them or if they never met.
3 Key Points:
- Linda believes that faith plays a very important role in coping with loss.
- Linda shares her memories of multiple important people in her life.
- Sharing memories of people you have lost is a way to keep them alive.
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