Episode 268: Alina's Mom

Losing a Child: Always Andy's Mom · Oct 31, 2024 · 56m

'Is life still worth living?' 'Will I ever be happy again?

These are questions often asked by bereaved parents. They are asked quietly amongst other grieving parents or therapists. They are often left unsaid entirely but still plague us inside. We are afraid to voice them, afraid to think of what others might do or say - afraid that we will offend our living family members if they learn that these questions are in our heads.

Today's guest, Jae Hee, was having these very thoughts in the months after her 5-month-old daughter, Alina, died of a genetic disease, but no one, not even her family…