What happens when the person you love most is dying… and yet the room is still full of laughter?
In this heartfelt conversation, bestselling author Jami Albright shares the story behind The Summer That Changed Us—a novel inspired by the final months of her sister Joanie’s life after a 10-year battle with cancer.
We talk about grief, family, forgiveness, faith, funny stories from hospice, complicated parents, and the surprising ways love shows up when life is at its hardest.
One of the most powerful moments comes when Jami describes how her family thought they would drown in grief—but instead found themselves swamped by love.
If you’ve ever lost someone, cared for someone, struggled with family relationships, or wondered how to keep moving forward after heartbreak, this conversation is for you.
? Get Jami’s book, The Summer That Changed Us:
https://books2read.com/u/mdZvPW
In this episode:
?? Why Jami couldn’t write for years after losing her sister
? How fiction helped her tell a true story
? Why laughter belongs in stories about grief
??? The “Happy Meal vs. Five-Course Meal” lesson about family expectations
? Why time is the one thing we can never get back
? What it means to choose love, even in loss
? How we can’t control circumstances—but we can control our response
Who will you be next?
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