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EPISODE 272: ANDREA’S MOM

by Marcy Larson | Nov 28, 2024 | Grief, Podcast | 0 comments

Today’s guest, Linda, says that her life shattered the day a distracted driver
killed her 26-year-old daughter, Andrea. Andrea had been living her dream life.
She was happily married and an amazing mother to her 2-year-old son. Andrea was
pregnant with their second child and worked as a social worker at a job she
loved. Linda and Andrea were about as close as a mother and daughter could be.
They were constantly texting each other, sharing bits of their day.

Then, one afternoon, the texts just stopped. Linda was not concerned until
Andrea did not pick up her son after work. Linda knew something was very wrong.
From the moment police officers came to her door, Linda’s life has not been the
same. During those first days, Linda’s husband needed to remind her to eat,
shower, and brush her teeth each day. Every moment was a struggle, but ever so
slowly, life became less difficult. Linda might have a good hour or two, then
even half a day. Her healing process was not rapid, but instead a gradual
improvement, happening over many years.

Now, Linda is almost thirteen years into her grief journey. Linda is an
inspiration to me, but not for reasons that people might expect. She is not an
inspiration because she is doing ‘really well’, but because she acknowledges
that there are still really hard days. Linda is honest and open about all of her
feelings. She doesn’t pretend to ‘be over’ her daughter’s death because others
think that she should be, and she openly shares when days are difficult.

Three years ago, Linda decided to write a book documenting her grief journey.
The book took her two years to write, and the result is a ‘heart-wrenching
memoir’ that takes us on a journey ‘through the full spectrum of grief with
complex emotions’. Linda titled her book, ‘The Road of Love and Hope‘ which is
described as ‘an epitome of how grief can be transformed into a legacy of love
teaching the readers valuable guidance and management of emotions.’ I am sure
that it will help give hope to so many who are early in their own grief
journeys. Thank you, Linda, for this gift.




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