01. My Parent's Diseases | Growing Up Around ALS + Breast Cancer

Welcome to Dying Of Laughter! In this episode, Chelsea London Lloyd open up about the reasons why she started this podcast. She discusses her father's journey with ALS and her mother's journey with breast cancer.

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"Grief is love with nowhere to go." I ponder my 19-year old self saying goodbye for the last time -- note: it wasn't the first. And yet, everyone tells you saying goodbye is a gift: "You're so lucky." What a peculiar experience... to wish a person who knows they will soon leave this world farewell. To a person who couldn't reply, as they had lost their voice over a year ago. To a person who couldn't move. To a person who had been paralyzed for over a decade. To a person who was at one point a lawyer, father, brother, and friend. But perhaps a person who was most known for being "the guy in the wheelchair" or "the guy with ALS." To a person who no longer dazzled, committed, or cared. To a person who was also your dad.

I really resonate with the quote: "Grief is love with nowhere to go." Maybe this podcast could be a place to go...

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