Remembering the Ones You've Lost
5/18/202650 min
Hunter Prosper talks to three strangers who have experienced the death of someone they love to understand how loss reshaped their lives—and how they continue to honor those who are gone.
Meet this episode's strangers:
- Jen, whose younger sister Christie was murdered along with her dog Hunter, and how that single phone call split her life into “before” and “after.” She describes the shock of an unexpected, violent death, the feeling of becoming “untethered,” and the help she’s found through a sibling-loss support group. Jen now says her sister’s name every day to honor her m...
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First 90 secondsJen· Guest0:00
In the days that sh- since she has died, I've said my sister's name every single day because I don't know if she can hear it. It makes me feel better to know I'm remembering her every day. I feel her every day.
Hunter Prosper· Host0:11
[instrumental music] Experiencing the death of a friend or family member is never easy. No matter how old they were, no matter how expected or unexpected it was, it doesn't stop the pain we feel. When our important people leave us, they transition from flesh and blood into memories, and it's through those memories that they live on for the rest of our lives. And in fact, they can still teach us lessons. In this episode, I meet with people who've experienced the death of a loved one to understand how that death affected them and how they're honoring the ones they've lost. Every stranger has a story. Let's start listening. I'm Hunter Prosper, and this is Stories From a Stranger. [camera clicking] Let's start.
Jen· Guest1:10
Okay.
Hunter Prosper· Host1:10
So my first question for you is, is there someone you still think about?
Jen· Guest1:17
[laughs] You're really gonna get me on this one. Yes. So someone I think about every day is my sister. Um, [clears throat] my sister Christy