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Some stories don’t come with warning signs.

In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Liesl to talk about her son, Finn—a vibrant, kind, funny 10-year-old who left for a snow day playdate… and never came home.

What followed was a loss no parent could ever prepare for.

A sudden AVM.
No symptoms.
No warning.
Just a moment that changed everything.

But this conversation isn’t only about that moment.

It’s about what came after.

Liesl shares what it looked like to:

• Walk through unimaginable shock and trauma
• Be held by a community that showed up in ways she’ll never forget
• Navigate grief while still raising her older son
• And slowly learn how to live with something that never really leaves

There are moments in this conversation that stay with you.

The way her community lined the neighborhood with lights when she came home.
The honesty about what those early days actually felt like.
And the quiet realization that grief doesn’t go away—it just changes shape.

But what stands out most… is Finn.

The boy who loved to read.
Who made people laugh.
Who stood up for others.
And whose impact is still being felt years later—in the people who remember him, honor him, and carry him forward.

Because at the heart of this episode is a truth I don’t think we say enough:

We don’t just grieve the people we lose.
We carry them.

In stories.
In memories.
In the way we continue to live.

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Watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1a8AFXcW928

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