More with Mandy Mandy

This WAS my first podcast episode, recorded very drunkenly with my sister. After sobering up, we thought mayyyyybe we shouldn’t post it, so I unpublished it. She just passed away 5 days ago (12/29/2021) due to complications from COVID. I can hardly stand to listen to it now…my heart is broken forever. We had so many funny conversations just like this one. She was one of my favorite humans ever. My partner in crime. My soul mate. My absolute best friend. I hope you enjoy and get a laugh this totally unfiltered moment between two peas in a podcast. Forever my heart, my hilarious and beautiful sister Michelle. We should have done this more. 😭💔 I can’t believe she’s gone.

I can finally talk about it, because it’s been made “official” now. I have a lot of feelings about this. Let’s talk it out.

(**Edit: Since this recording, my sister, Michelle, has gone to her eternal home and is now reunited with our dad. That is one of the only things bringing me comfort now. She died 12/29/2021, and I am forever heartbroken and changed.) Recorded May 27, 2020 - It was 8 years ago on this date that my dad suffered a major stroke that would take him from us just 4 days later. Eight. Years. It still doesn’t seem real at times. I miss him every single day. Much of the time, I can talk about him without crying. But as we re-live the moments of his last few days, we share that grief is not pretty. It’s not linear. It’s not predictable. And there is no right way to grieve. It’s as individual to us as our fingerprints. —please bear with me as I learn how this podcast stuff works. I didn’t realize the recording cuts off at a time limit, so the last 30 seconds or so are not there. If you make it to the end, THANK YOU for listening. ❤️