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It's A Loss That's Hard To Talk About - Grieving A Friend
Manage episode 406634804 series 2391499
Whenever Annette & Mel connect, there's always a third person in the mix. That third person is Amy, their friend and chosen family member who died in 2012 of pulmonary fibrosis. While they each had a unique friendship with her, both connections were formative and deep. When Amy died, Annette and Mel's friendship grew stronger, because of their shared grief.
This episode is part of a series focused on grieving the death of a friend. As much as we decry there being a hierarchy of grief, most people still assume the death of a family member is harder than the death of a friend. In reality though, the death of a friend or chosen family member can be absolutely devastating, in ways that catch us, and others, off guard.
We discuss:
- Amy's magnetic personality - and what she meant to each of them
- What they both learned from being friends with her
- The different friendships Mel & Annette had with Amy, while still being part of the same circle
- How Annette & Mel got closer through Amy's illness and death
- Witnessing Amy's rapid deterioration
- How she tried to have end of life conversations with both of them
- When they each realized that Amy was going to die
- What grief has been like for both of them
- Annette being diagnosed with the same illness that Amy had
- The "Amy objects" they keep close
- Navigating new relationships with people who never met Amy
Learn more about Annette Leonard and listen to her podcast, Chronic Wellness.
300 episodes
Manage episode 406634804 series 2391499
Whenever Annette & Mel connect, there's always a third person in the mix. That third person is Amy, their friend and chosen family member who died in 2012 of pulmonary fibrosis. While they each had a unique friendship with her, both connections were formative and deep. When Amy died, Annette and Mel's friendship grew stronger, because of their shared grief.
This episode is part of a series focused on grieving the death of a friend. As much as we decry there being a hierarchy of grief, most people still assume the death of a family member is harder than the death of a friend. In reality though, the death of a friend or chosen family member can be absolutely devastating, in ways that catch us, and others, off guard.
We discuss:
- Amy's magnetic personality - and what she meant to each of them
- What they both learned from being friends with her
- The different friendships Mel & Annette had with Amy, while still being part of the same circle
- How Annette & Mel got closer through Amy's illness and death
- Witnessing Amy's rapid deterioration
- How she tried to have end of life conversations with both of them
- When they each realized that Amy was going to die
- What grief has been like for both of them
- Annette being diagnosed with the same illness that Amy had
- The "Amy objects" they keep close
- Navigating new relationships with people who never met Amy
Learn more about Annette Leonard and listen to her podcast, Chronic Wellness.
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