Refresher: Amanda is struggling to deal with the loss of her dad

Dr. Laura Call of the Day

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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From my Call of the Day archives; Amanda was with her dad when he died, and now she can't get the image out of her head. What can she do to stop thinking about it? Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Time now for a refresher from my Dr. Laura Call of the Day archives.
0:04.7	And remember, you two can participate on my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:16.8	Amanda, welcome to the program.
0:19.2	Hi.
0:20.1	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:21.4	I'm very, very nervous.
0:23.7	I'm a long-time listener, and I love your show.
0:26.1	I love listening to you.
0:27.7	I listen to you every day.
0:29.2	Thank you.
0:31.1	So my dad passed recently, and I'm having a really hard time coping.
0:39.9	Well, I would expect you to if you cared about him.
0:43.7	I can't seem to get the last couple images of him out of my head.
0:48.4	Oh, God. Did you watch him die?
0:50.8	Yes.
0:52.1	That's not good.
0:54.1	I left before.
0:56.4	He had multiple myeloma.
0:59.8	And he was doing well until just about two weeks before he died.
1:06.4	There was still hope he was going to come home and go to rehab. Oh, that sounds like the story I had with my husband. Oh, he's going to come home and go to rehab.
1:11.0	Oh, that sounds like the story I had with my husband.
1:14.1	Oh, he's going to come home.
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