Episode 26. Deidre in Oklahoma
In this episode, I will be talking with Deidre in Oklahoma. Deidre lost her parents to COVID just 16 days apart. Her stepfather, Asa died on December 27, 2020 and her mom, Catherine passed away on January 13, 2021. She was able to be with both of her parents when they passed away and talks a lot about the difficulties of losing them and how isolated she felt. When we finished recording, Deidre sent me a beautiful email about her parents and all the things she thought to say afterward. I've included that email text below.
Her parents obituaries:
Catherine Lewis Douglas
Asa Bartlett Douglas
In America flags
COVID Survivors for Change even in Wash DC
Oklahoma Yellow Heart Memorial and YHM in general
Rami's Heart
For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on April 12, 2022.
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MY MOM was the best Mom ever. My best friend. She could never be serious for too long, because she’d crack up laughing at herself. Her giggle was so contagious and she was one of the most empathetic people I’ve ever known. She connected deeply with people - the gift of gab with a special something extra that made her unforgettable.
MY STEPDAD was a oil man by trade at the end, but foremost and originally he was an artist. I helped him and my mom run a screen printing shop together for awhile when I was a teenager… doing T-shirts, promotional items and signs. He always claimed me as his own. He didn’t have to, but he did. I’ll always be grateful for that.
MOURNING THEM both has been difficult. Going through their clothes was probably one of the hardest sorting tasks. I knew all of their clothes. Remembered what they looked like in each outfit and item. I couldn’t help but hug some of the outfits as they hung from the hanger in the closet. I suppose it was a way to get one last semblance of their arms around me. There will always be a hole in my life where they should be, where their sto
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