Send a text In this episode, for Black History Month, Jill interviews her longtime friend Rashine Curry (Rah Rah), a mother of six from Atlantic City. Rah Rah describes how poverty, racism, and systemic bias shaped her life, including incarceration, untreated mental illness, and medical neglect in prison. She shares major losses: her daughter’s father was murdered when the baby was six months old, her longtime partner and father of her other children was murdered, and she was not allowed to attend his funeral while incarcerated. She also recounts her brother’s murder, being raped in prison, and witnessing incarcerated people die after requests for medical help were ignored. Rah Rah talks about how she welcomed a woman, who once sheltered Rah Rah and her children during homelessness, into her home for hospice. Rah Rah provided hands-on care, kept family visitors close, used music meant for hospice patients, and says Ms. Denise died peacefully on December 20. Rah Rah also speaks about her father’s ongoing incarceration: he received a 65-years-to-life sentence for snatching a bag of money from UPS, has been imprisoned about 35 years, is now 75, blind, and showing signs of dementia and being denied clemency despite petitions. 00:00 From Prison to Peace: Rah’s New Life 00:15 Meet the Host + Black History Month Episode Setup 01:21 How Cathedral Kitchen Opened Jill’s Eyes to Systemic Bias 03:03 Rah Introduces Herself: Atlantic City, Motherhood, and Reentry 06:16 Grief Piled on Grief: Murders, Separation, and Mental Health 11:38 Survival, Crime, and the Inhumanity of Prison 14:29 Paying It Forward: Bringing Her Benefactor Home for Hospice 19:43 The Final Days: Love, Exhaustion, and Letting Her Rest 23:04 After Death: Signs, Spirits, and What Still Lingers at Home 24:01 Spirits at Home: Feeling Ms. Denise Still Around 25:12 Signs & Comfort: When the Spirit Tries to Calm You 26:10 Remembering Ms. Denise: The Life of a Beloved Friend 27:54 Show Up Before It’s Too Late: Visiting Loved Ones at End of Life 31:31 Her Father’s Prison Story: A Final Visit in Handcuffs 34:34 Aging, Dementia & Prison Reform: Why Keep Him Locked Up? 35:52 Clemency Denied & Life Inside Blind: The System’s Failures 39:51 Coping With Grief: Music, Grandkids, and Staying Busy 41:36 Cathedral Kitchen Changed My Life: Certificates, Community, and Purp Support the show Support the show financially by doing a paid monthly subscription, any amount large or small help to keep the podcast advertisement free. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2092749/support Subscribe to Seeing Death Clearly and leave a 5-star review if you are enjoying the podcast. I appreciate the support, and it helps get the word out to more people who could benefit from hearing the podcast. Don’t forget to check out my free workbook Living a Better Life. You can connect with me on my website, as well as all major social media platforms. jill@endoflifeclarity.com Website www.endoflifeclarity.com Instagram Facebook Facebook group End of Life Clarity Circle LinkedIn TikTok