In Episode 02 of Still Standing. Still Speaking., I sit down with Luisa Onorato. A woman I share an unexpected connection with — one that makes this conversation hit different.
Luisa's husband catered my daughter's Holy Communion. He catered my third daughter's baby shower. He was there, feeding my family, celebrating with us — before either of us knew what was coming for her.
Then he got sick. Then he was gone.
We talk about:
— Who Luisa was before the world changed
— 2015, the first diagnosis
— May 10, 2021 — the day life changed forever, the second diagnosis: terminal
— The fear of the reality he wasn't coming home, after a trip to the hospital
— Becoming both parents to her two boys — how she keeps it together and stays strong for them
— Why she chose to share her grief story and heal loudly online
— Her advice to anyone going through something similar — it's ok to not be ok, you carry it, you never forget
— Why she is still standing
"Grief doesn't define you. It reveals you."
This is why I speak. Not just for me. But for every woman who has lost someone and doesn't know how to keep going — out loud, in front of everyone.
You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
Heal loudly. You're allowed to.
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After ten years of silence, Sabrina chose to speak. This podcast exists because one video proved that speaking up changes lives.
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