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Look For The Helpers: The Anatomy Of A Death

Connecticut Public Radio | By Chion Wolf
Published March 26, 2021 at 2:23 PM EDT
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Pamela Morrison-Wolf with her husband, Guy W. Wolf III, who died in February.
Mary Czaikowski is a Nurse Case Manager at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
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Mary Czaikowski is a Nurse Case Manager at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
Tanya Brown is a Nurse Case Manager at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
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Tanya Brown is a Nurse Case Manager at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
Trung Le is a Hospice Nurse at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
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Trung Le is a Hospice Nurse at Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association.
Frank Ahern is the President of Ahern Funeral Homes in Hartford & Unionville, CT.
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Frank Ahern is the President of Ahern Funeral Homes in Hartford & Unionville, CT.
Pam Frigo Johnson has been a cantor at St. Patrick St. Anthony church in Hartford since 1997.
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Pam Frigo Johnson has been a cantor at St. Patrick St. Anthony church in Hartford since 1997.
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Guy Walker Wolf III died on February 13th, 2021. He was 77 years old.

There are many ways to describe Guy, but I’d say we who knew him would all agree that he could be described as the captain of his own ship. And he was my stepfather. I’ve known him since I was 11.

Throughout the process of his death at home, I was compelled by the people who were a part of guiding us through it.

So today, I’m gonna introduce you to the people who helped Guy die, and who helped us celebrate him. From the hospice workers who came to the house, to the funeral home director, to the cantor who sang at his mass.

You’ll meet his wife, my mom, and hear about how she made the choices she did, and how it feels to be a new widow. And at the end of the show, you’ll hear a little something from Guy.

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GUESTS:

Jessica Severin de Martinez and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.
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Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public, spotlighting the stories of people whose experiences, professions, or conditions defy convention or are often misunderstood.
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