In 2015, Diane Kalu was living in Nigeria with her husband and their three young children. One day, about eight weeks after the birth of their third child, Diane’s husband went to work and never returned. A few days later she got the news that he dad died. She was suddenly a widow, responsible for raising three children under the age of five, in a country with several widowhood customs and traditions that are harmful to women. Thankfully, Diane had her mother to help her survive those early days of widowhood. Then, about five years after her husband's death, Diane's mother also died. Through both of these losses, Diane discovered a lot about herself, including a passion for helping others. That led her to start the WiCare Lekota Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting widows in Nigeria through social, emotional, financial, and educational support programs.
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WiCare on Facebook
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Ep. 109: Motherless Daughters, 25 Years Later - Hope Edelman & Brennan Wood
Ep: 108: What Does Forgiveness Feel Like? Judith Finneren
Ep. 107: Remembrance Wardrobe - Nicole Leslie
Ep. 106: Grief & Anxiety - Claire Bidwell Smith. LCPC
Ep. 105: Appetizers, Grief, Dessert - The Dinner Party
Ep. 104: Grief & Work - Alica Forneret
Ep. 103: Staying Connected In Grief - Allison Gilbert
Ep. 102: The Power Of Storytelling
Ep. 101: Grief, Seven Decades Later
Ep. 100: It's A Grief Party!
Ep. 99: It's So Much More Than What We Can See - Doreen Wiggins, MD
Ep. 98: Under Pressure - Holidays & Grief
Ep. 97: An Unexpected Devastation
Ep. 96: Dear Me, A Mini-Episode
Ep. 95: Witnessing A Stranger's Death
Ep. 94: Conflicted Grief - Jan Canty, PhD
Ep. 93: Grief & Transformation - Phelica Glass, LSCSW
Ep. 92: Grief At School
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