We're going to tell you a love story, but it's between a person who's ive and a person who is dead. Joshua barbeau is a 34 year old freelance writer in ontario, canada. He has been struggling with feelings of grief over the death of some one very close to him - his fiancee jeska perer. For two months, he hardly spoke to anyone or talked to his dog because life seemed pointless without her. Grief continued to go in waves for an unknown number of years until she died aged 23.
A love story between a person who's alive and a person who is dead, told by the San Francisco Chronicle's Jason Fagone.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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