For Those We Lost

Episode 51. Jennifer in OregonSince this is the last episode of season 2 and I am putting this podcast in a hiatus (possibly permanently) I wanted to tell my mom's story. Today we will be talking about my mom, Bobbie Lee, and she passed away on August 24, 2020. My mom had Alzheimer's from a Traumatic Brain Injury and she'd been in a memory care since October 2018. She was a feisty lady and general good health, despite the Alzheimer's, when her memory care was shut down to visitors due to COVID. My mom got COVID in August 2020 in an outbreak at her memory care. It was brought in by an employee, which was one of my worst fears. She was moved to a COVID nursing home where she died about 10 days later. This podcast has been in honor of her memory, the family members of every person I've interviewed and everyone who has died of COVID, complications, Long COVID, etc. Yellow Heart Memorial Rami's Heart COVID-19 MemorialInAmerica: FlagsFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, I recorded this episode on June 30, 2023.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 50. Elena and Yvette in TexasIn this episode, I will be talking with Yvette and Elena. They lost their mother, Aurora Poblano, to COVID on January 23, 2021. Their mother Aurora lived in Pasadena, Texas with Elena. Yvette reached out to me over a year ago, but they've waited to talk about their mom until they could do it together.One important thing to know is that their mom was diagnosed with Cerebellar Degeneration when she was 35 years old. It is a genetic disorder that is inherited and if I remember correctly, at least three of her children also have this disease. I've linked to some information about this in the show notes.Elena and Yvette's mom had a special relationship with each one of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Elena wanted me to add that her daughter Yadira and her son Javier would take turns taking their grandma to JC Penney which as her favorite store to shop, and then they would go and have breakfast at I-Hop. This was one of her favorite outings. Yvette volunteers with the Yellow Heart Memorial and she is the founder of the San Bernadino installation of the Yellow Heart Memorial. Elena is a volunteer for the Wall of COVID and Rose River memorial installation held in February of this year in Houston and they both have submitted their mom's name to the the Rami's Heart COVID 19 memorial and the Willow trees memorial. Cerebellar DegenerationRami's Heart COVID-19 Memorial For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on May 4, 2023.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 49. Angee in MissouriIn this episode, I will be talking with Angee in Missouri. Angee lost her mom, Gloria, to Covid on February 17, 2021. Angee not only feels the grief of losing her mom, but she also deeply feels the guilt of knowing that she brought the virus home to her mom. We talk a lot about grief and guilt and healing in this episode. Angee mentions the Yellow Heart Memorial and how connecting with others has helped her. We also talk briefly about the book, Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg. Finally, there is a bit of an up and down audio sound when Angee is speaking sometimes. I've done my best to try to edit it to be more even. Yellow Heart Memorial Option B book by Sheryl Sandberg For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on March 2, 2023.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 48. Brian in IllinoisI recorded this episode with Brian in Illinois in April 2022 and it was originally supposed to be episode 28. But Brian didn't send me any photos of his mom or him and I put this show on hold. With this podcast headed into a hiatus (more on that below), I decided to air this show and I went through Brian's YouTube channel and pulled some still images from his videos and he did send me some beautiful photos a couple of weeks ago. Brian lost his mom in June of 2021 to complications from COVID. She'd had a number of serious medical emergencies in the last ten years and when she got COVID in February of 2021, though she recovered and came home in April, the overall damage was done and she just didn't get better.  Brian has autism and PTSD and he and his mother lived together for many, many years. They were literally each other's support system. When they got COVID, they both got incredibly ill very quickly and they could not help each other. Brian and his mom were alone for three days before he called 911. Brian also has Long COVID and we spend part of this interview talking about his symptoms and his long term health challenges. Now about the hiatus. My work has picked up a lot and I've found I have less time to work on podcast episodes and everything that goes into producing them. For that reason, I have decided to end season 2 sometime in June and I'm not currently recording any stories. If my work stays this busy, I don't know if there will be a season 3, but for right now, I'll say that I'd like to do a limited season 3 later in the fall. I appreciate everyone who has been a part of this show, who's followed the podcast online on social media and who's listened. It means so much to me and it's been a huge part of my own personal grief and healing journey.  People's Resource Center Brian's  YouTube channel - Artzaganza Brian's GoFundMeFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on April 23, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

In this episode, I will be talking with Jessica in New Jersey. Jessica lost her dad, Xavier, to Covid on January 18, 2021. When she reached out to me, Jessica told me that she had not really talked about her dad and told his story in detail like this. She said she'd put it in a box but now she was ready to share. Jessica tells her dad's story and also talks about how she is healing and the things she misses the most about him. She mentions Hannah's Faces of COVID Victims drawings and the Rami's Heart Covid-19 Memorial.Hannah's Faces of COVID Rami's Heart COVID-19 MemorialFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on February 18, 2023.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 46. Patty in ConnecticutIn this episode, I will be talking with Patty in Connecticut. Patty lost her husband, Frank, to Covid on April 22, 2020. He was 52 years old when he died and their wedding anniversary was just a few days after he passed away. In this show Patty talks about her regrets and how much she struggled with not being able to be in the hospital with her husband. She also talks about how she and her children honor Frank by telling his story and keeping his memory alive through the Yellow Heart Memorial and Rami's Heart COVID-19 memorial.Yellow Heart Memorial Rami's Heart COVID-19 memorial Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 45. Christina in CaliforniaIn this episode, I will be talking with Christina in California. Christina lost her dad, Raul, her brother, Raul Jr and her sister, Margie, to COVID all in January 2021. Christina was a nurse at the hospital where her family was and so she was able to see her family members and check in on them at a time when most family was not allowed in the hospitals. She recognizes the blessing this was, but also talks about the things that haunt her. Christina shares about the many memorials in the COVID community she's participated in and I've linked them below. Finally, there is a metallic sound you can hear near the beginning of the show, just an as fyi. And throughout this episode Christina does talk about detailed medical procedures. This may be triggering for some. Information on Valley FeverCOVID-19 Loss Support for Family & FriendsEnchanted Tea Room Yellow Heart Memorial Long Beach Yellow Heart Memorial InAmerica Flags in Washington DC  Rami's Heart COVID-19 Memorial  - Christina's family members are all in heart #6Faces of COVID Victims For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on February 4, 2023.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 44. Lauren in New YorkIn this episode, I will be talking with Lauren in New York. Lauren lost her dad, Anthony Granchelli to COVID on January 19, 2022. Lauren was on almost every call from the hospital while her dad was there and requested his medical records, which she had with her during this recording. In this episode she goes through the day-to-day of her dad's hospitalization. She also talks about her grief and how she is experiencing her Covid loss in 2022 versus how many people describe feeling early in the pandemic.Finally, at about minute 60 of this episode we talk in detail about end of life and the effects of a long term hospitalization. This could be triggering for some. For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on October 19, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 43. Keesha in GeorgiaIn this episode, I will be talking with Keesha in Georgia. Keesha lost her mom, Rita Delores Coleman, to COVID on January 13, 2022. Keesha weaves such a beautiful tribute to her mom in this show, talking about her family, her grief, and what a fighter her mom was. This is the longest episode I've recorded so far, but it's so worth the listen. Keesha talks about the dynamics of a family getting COVID, her truest feelings about that because it was a family member who brought it into her home and to her mom, and then Keesha talks about the way she grieved by trying to run from the pain until she realized she couldn't run anymore. Keesha's podcast, From Crying Out Loud The movie, John Q Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast and live show For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on October 12, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 42. Shelly in CaliforniaIn this episode, I will be talking with Shelly in California. Shelly lost her husband, Ronnie, to COVID on July 3, 2020. Shelly shares so much in this show about how she and Ronnie met and the life they were building together. Shelly and Ronnie had two dogs that were especially important to them and in this episode, if you listen you can hear one of them snoring in the background for part of the show. If you have headphones on, you'll probably hear it even more. I didn't even try to edit it out because Shelly talks about the dogs and how important they are to her now that Ronnie is gone. After I finished editing this episode, I learned that the dog snoring in this show, Bentley, passed away. Please visit Shelly's Instagram account to see the beautiful tribute she wrote to him and her husband. Shelly's IG account Yellow Heart Memorial Orange Country Museum of Art - Rose River memorial installation Pacific Marine Animal Rescue For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on September 26, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 41. Casey in KansasIn this episode, I will be talking with Casey in Kansas. Casey lost her husband, David, to COVID on December 26, 2021. David left behind his wife and their six children. In this episode, she talks about her strong intuitive sense that something would happen to Dave and she talks about how she and her kids are coping. Dave had also recently lost his dad and his brother and was in the midst of deep grief himself when he got COVID. Casey is a documenter, and as she she shared so much while Dave was in the hospital and continues to share the memories that come up on her Facebook now that he is gone. Casey's Instagram is a great place to go if you want to get a sense of what they went through (and are still going through) as a family. Also, the link for the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking is below.  Casey's InstagramTerrible, Thanks for Asking podcastFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on September 7, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 40. Alysia and Robert in CaliforniaIn this episode, I will be talking with Alysia and her dad, Robert in California. Alysia reached out to me about losing her mom, Sarah, to COVID on November 3, 2021. Alysia is one of 10 children ranging in age from about 3 to 21. Throughout our phone conversations she always had her dad, Robert, on the line. When I asked him if he wanted to be on the show with Alysia, he said no that he would be too sad. So it was pretty wonderful that during this recording session, Robert joins in the conversation and talks about his grief at losing his wife and how his family is healing. Some of Roberts answers were a little quiet, so I did my best with the audio.For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on  August 26, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 39. Naj in San FranciscoIn this episode, I will be talking with Naj in San Francisco. Naj lost her grandmother, Rosemary Williams, on July 29, 2020. Rosemary was one of about 13 brothers and sisters and she was the last living sibling. She and her husband moved to San Francisco from Louisiana and started their married life together. They bought a house and lived in the same community for well over 50 years. Rosemary was the center of Naj's large family circle and losing her left a hole, not only in Naj's family, but in her community, too. Two nonprofits she mentions:Transformational Miracles Stand in PeaceFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on  August 12, 2022. And the day before August 11, was Naj's grandmother's birthday. She would have been 101 years old.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 38. Summer in South CarolinaIn this episode, I will be talking with Summer in South Carolina. This is a powerful episode about not only COVID loss, but long COVID. Summer's husband, Robert, was in the COVID ICU for 81 days and then he was released to a rehab facility and came home in October 2020. And he was home for almost 18 months. But Robert, and Summer, struggled through his long COVID. They saw specialists and doctors who all told them to "wait and see" and so they did. Robert died on March 22, 2022 in their home of a massive heart attack brought on by complications of Long COVID. As Summer says, God gave her husband back to her only to lose him. She has become an advocate for Long Haulers and offers help and support to everyone struggling with Long Haul in the medical system. Summer advocates for Long Haul with Covid Survivors for Change. She is part of the Yellow Heart Memorial  LongHaul advocacy and she is a powerful storyteller. Her husband told her to keep telling his story and she has. They have been features on Fox News, ABC news and many other news outlets. Many of those links are in the show notes below. Lastly, we do talk about detailed medical procedures and suicide is mentioned in this episode. Know that this may be triggering for some.Covid Survivors for Change Yellow Heart Memorial And here are links to just a few of the online news stories about Summer and her husband, Robert. https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/03/25/upstate-frontline-worker-passes-away-after-after-massive-heart-attack/https://people.com/politics/covid-19-survivors-sign-letter-donald-trump-for-failed-leadership/https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/19/us/young-parents-covid-deaths/index.htmlFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on  August 17, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 37. Melanese in MarylandIn this episode, I talk with Melanese in Maryland. Melanese lost her husband Charles Thomas, Jr. on February 28, 2021. He was admitted to the hospital with COVID in December 2020 and was there for about a week  and then was released and came home. Melanese talks about his health struggles afterward and how her husband tried to push through, but he struggled with long COVID symptoms and collapsed and died in their home. Melanese has suffered a lot of significant losses in her life, but even with all that she found that the death of her husband was the rawest most emotional grief journey she has undertaken. For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on July 15, 2022.Here are the links for this episode: COVID Survivors for ChangeThe Young Widows and Widowers of COVID-19 Facebook groupInAmerica Flags installationMelanese's Facebook page where you can contact her about her grief www.melanesemarr.comSupport the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

In this episode, I will be talking with Mandy in Oregon. Mandy lost her dad, Brad Shroyer, on August 15, 2020. Her dad brought his tablet, his phone and chargers to the hospital with him and a wonderful nurse at the hospital helped him keep everything charged and online. Because of this Mandy and her mom were able to be on camera with her dad 24 hours a day for the entire length of his hospital stay. Mandy struggled with the weight of her grief and anger after her dad died and she created a logo to help channel her healing. It's called Grief in Motion and has the words, empower, kindness, compassion, humanity and love around the logo, but Mandy talks about compassion most of all and how that motivated her to reach out to others who have lost someone to COVID. She does this by posting every day on some online group to give support and comfort to people suffering. Here are the links Mandy mentions in the show. Rami's Heart COVID 19 memorial InAmerica Flags installation COVID Facebook group for friends and family Mandy mentions a newspaper article published in the Roseburg, Oregon newspaper. Here is the link to a PDF of that article. For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on July 6, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 35. Michelle in CaliforniaIn this episode, I will be talking with Michelle in California. Michelle lost her husband, Thor, on September 2, 2021. Thor was very proud of his Norwegian heritage, and they both loved Marvel movies. Michelle describes him as the strongest and silliest person she knew. Michelle talks about how she and Thor met, which is such a beautiful story and she also mentions the Facebook Widows group and the Soaring Spirits Widows group. Here are those links: Soaring Spirits Camp Widow The Young Widows and Widowers of COVID-19 Facebook groupFor context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on June 29, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 34. Loretta in CaliforniaIn this episode, I will be talking with Loretta in California. Loretta lost both of her parents to COVID within a month of each other. Her mother, Maria Cuevas, died on December 10, 2020 and her father, Cipriano Pedroza, passed away on January 8, 2021. Her parents had been divorced for many years, and so when Loretta's mom passed away, she had no reason to believe her dad would die so soon after. Loretta describes her dad as her favorite person and you can hear that in each word of this episode. There are some audio challenges in this show that I didn't notice at the time of recording and have done my best to work through. For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on June 23, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Bonus Episode. Voices-19 Authors Talk About the BookWelcome to another bonus episode where I'll be talking with Jean, Kim and Rosie who wrote chapters in the book Voices-19: Their  Legacies Live On, Stories Collected by Brenda E. Cortez. In each of the 18 chapters of this book, the authors write about a family member they have lost to COVID-19. Jean in New Jersey lost her sister, Vivian Meitzler on April 16, 2020. Kimberlee in Pennsylvania lost her father Paul Letizi on October 29, 2020 and Rosie in Texas lost her mother Mary Castro on Mary 17, 2020. Rosie was a guest on this show on Episode 3 and is the founder of the Yellow Heart Memorial. Jean worked with Brenda Cortez to collect the stories and reached out to the other people who contributed to this book. For a personalized copy of "Voices-19" please reach out directly to any of 19co-authors, their contact information is in their chapter.Below are the links to order the book and the social media contact information for some of the guests on the show. Voices-19 on BC Books, LLC Voices-19 on Amazon Here is a link to Episode 3. Rosie in TexasThe Voices-19 Book on Instagram @voices19bookKimberlee's Instagram @kletiziRosie's Instagram (and also the IG for the Yellow Heart Memorial) For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on September 15, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Episode 33. Megan in South CarolinaIn this episode, I will be talking with Megan in South Carolina. Megan lost her mom, Ann Trombino, to COVID on November 12, 2021. Megan is a mother with young children who will know their grandma through memories as they grow up and Megan has been so changed by her mother's death that she started a nonprofit to help children who have experienced loss and hardship due to a COVID death. Her nonprofit is called COVID is a Thief.Megan has also written a book called COVID is a Thief that she is working on publishing. Here is the link to her nonprofit: COVID is a Thief As well as a link to her nonprofit's Instagram where you can find a preview chapter of Megan's book. The Orphans of COVID on HuluFinally, about midway through this episode, we do talk in detail what happens when a person is on a ventilator for a longer period of time. This may be triggering for some.For context on this interview and the ever-changing pandemic, we recorded this episode on June 10, 2022.Support the showIf you've lost a loved one to COVID and would like to share your story on the show, please send me an email. My email address is forthosewelostpodcast@gmail.com. Or go to the website forthosewelostpodcast.com and click on contact button and you can reach me that way as well.This show won't ever have a paid members area or episodes you have to pay to listen to, but there are expenses with hosting a podcast. If you would like to help, please support the show.All episodes are written and produced by me and all music is used under the protection of fair use. Our social media accounts can be found at:Instagram Twitter FacebookYouTube (work in progress for the captions)Until next time!Long Road Ahead by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.