Hey, it's Anna. A few weeks ago, we got an email from Johnny Solomon. Johnny was the front man of the indie band Communist Daughter until fairly recently, and he was a guest on our show back in 2018, along with his wife Molly and his mom, Nancy. A lot has happened in our life since we spoke, Johnny wrote to us, but here I am beside my mom's

bed writing her obituary as she is ending life in hospice at home. I met Johnny and his family

at his mom's home in Southern California. They were all living together at the time. Theirs is a story

about family that I think about a lot, about Johnny and Molly becoming caregivers for his mom after his mom stepped up for him when he needed help because of his struggles with mental illness and substance abuse.

Johnny's mother, Nancy, died on June 18th from pancreatic cancer.

So we're going to share their story with you again today.

Rest in peace, Nancy.

When I asked for help, my mom dropped everything.

And so when my mom had said that they were having trouble and they needed help,

I figured it would be better for us to just be here and make a life here.

This is death, sex, and money.

You're a virgin who can't drive.

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot.

You don't care. They're counting on your tips to live.

And need to talk about more.

If you don't give me one good reason to your tips to live. And need to talk about more.

If you don't give me one good reason to keep living, I'm going to do this.

I'm on a sale.

Just a year ago, the Minnesota-based band Communist Daughter was on the road. They were promoting their second full-length album, stopping at clubs, radio stations,

and festivals across the country.

But driving from gig to gig, their lead singer Johnny Solomon was worried.

A few months earlier, he'd gone to visit his mom and her husband outside San Diego.

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