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“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.” Named after this Charles Bukowski quote on the meaning of life, "Laugh at the Odds" is a he said/she said podcast about surviving the loss of a partner or spouse through the lens of a young, interracial widowed couple. Heidi and Dave are two halves of a widowed couple, having lost Arnel in 2014 and Bianca in 2017, respectively. In this podcast, we offer our perspectives as two young widows who individually found joy and strength post-loss, and unexpectedly found love with each other after two years of platonic friendship. We speak with other widows and widowers who are writers, counselors, solo parents, comedians, COVID warriors, dancers, singers, entrepreneurs, and even self-proclaimed “wid-hos.” Dave is Dada to a sardonic and intelligent six-year-old boy, Benji, and Heidi is Momma to two adopted mini schnauzers, Ziggy and Xena. Together they raise and shuttle their family between their two homes in New Jersey.

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Ep004: Widowed COVID Healthcare Warriors

March 07, 2021 • Heidi & Dave • Season 1 • Episode 4

In Episode 4 of Laugh at the Odds Podcast with Heidi and Dave, we explore what it’s like for three healthcare warriors to work with COVID patients while grieving and healing from their own losses. Through our show, we give them a platform to share their experiences, and hold space for them as they talk about not just the challenges they face as recent widows, but also process how their own experiences with loss have helped them become better nurses and social workers who interface daily with patients nearing end of life, as well as the loved ones who are facing tough decisions and difficult days ahead.

ABOUT OUR GUESTS:

Jillian Bosinius is 43 years old and her journey began when Tony passed suddenly in January 2019. She has been a Social Worker in the field of Long Term Care for 22 years. She has experience working with those persons who have suffered a life changing health event requiring rehabilitation as well as those who are at the end of their life. Another avenue of her career includes being an EMT since 2000. The experience of these careers coupled together has allowed her to see life and loss from a unique viewpoint. Neither of those could have prepared her for the lessons she would learn navigating this pandemic without the love and support of her significant other by her side.

Karen Leibowitz was married to Eliot for 3 years, and together for six. He passed away 6 months ago in August 2020, after suffering from pancreatic cancer. Karen is a Registered Nurse on a telemetry unit for a Long Island hospital. She works with all types of patients who require continuous cardiac and oxygen monitoring including COVID- positive patients.

Dorothy Michaels was married to Stu Michaels for 15 years and together for 22. Stu passed away of lung cancer in June 2020, after being sick for 9 months. She is an Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with a sub specialty and certification in Wound and Ostomy care. She works in an acute care hospital on Long Island.

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