I’ve been recording my dad’s wisdom into videos. He’s had some unique experiences for a man his age. He lost my sister when she was only 32. His wife (my mom) died of cancer after being diagnosed at the beginning of the pandemic. Usually, it’s the husband...
All of us will end up dying. Sometimes it’s a tragedy that takes us. Sometimes death happens “out of order” and parents bury their children. That happened to my parents when my sister died at age 32. That’s probably why my family has always been very open...
A woman in my congregation died recently, leaving her husband behind. Before she died, church leaders asked me to check on the couple, who were in their 80s. We had heard that the wife wasn’t eating, which was worrisome. During the visit, I ended up...
My grandmother, Ruth Gallo, is 90. Recently, we’ve been spending more time together. She’s my only grandparent left. Both of my grandfathers died when I was young. I was very close to my mom’s mother, who passed more recently. Over the years, I’ve had less time...
Heart2Heart volunteers Lore Nosenzo and Yanina Rocco have faithfully visited the seniors at Manor Oaks in Fort Lauderdale for the last three years. As we honor them as Volunteers of the Month for July, they can’t stop talking about a friend they recently lost. A...
I think we would all agree that there’s a natural progression to life. You’re born; you live out your life. Eventually, you get older, and you pass. Where we struggle is processing the interruption of that natural progression. A parent shouldn’t bury their child. A...
