After Beverly McManus’ husband died unexpectedly she was left a single mother of two with a demanding job; she shares how she coped and what Father Padraig’s support groups did to help her. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/McManus-Greene-032708.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Lina Kaplan talks about her experiences helping couples cope with perinatal loss and infertility. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/03/Lina_Kaplan_032008.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Carol O’Dell shares her story of taking care of her mother with Alzheimer’s. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Carol-D.-ODell-031308.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Ann Hood shares about the death of daughter and her only child. She takes us on the journey of her inability to write and read and her journey back to writing. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/03/Ann_Hood_030608.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Marilyn Stolzman and Gloria Lintermans discuss loss and healing. Marilyn is director of the non-profit group HOPE in Los Angeles, CA. Gloria is a widow and talks about how her life changed through the help of the support group HOPE. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Marilyn_Stolzman_&_Gloria_Lintermans_022808.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Nancy Rosenbledt talks about the death of her brother due to a drug overdose. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/02/Nancy_Rosenbledt_022108.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Norma Garcia shares the story about the loss of her daughter, Jasmine, due to an automobile accident. Jasmine lived for many days and eventually her organs were donated at her death. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Norma-Garcia-Death-of-a-Daughter-and-Organ-Donation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Charlotte Mathes talks about the suicide of her schizophrenic son. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/11/Charlotte-Mathes-Twice-Lost-Death-of-a-Schizophrenic-Son.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Rosemary Smith has dedicated her life to helping famlies cope with loss. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2008/01/Rosemary_Smith_012108.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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Diana Gardner-Williams shares her story. She had two early pregnancy losses and one stillborn. She founded Just a Cloud Away; a creative outlet for parents to remember and preserve the memories of their babies through scrapbooking. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/Diana-Gardner-Williams.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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