Thanks For Being Here - Cassia's Eulogy for her Cousin Chris Hecht

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 January 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Cassia van der Hoof Holstein writes about her cousin Chris, "captain of the cousins" in a family where cousin love means always having a place to go, advice in any time zone, and guides through every storm. She reflects on planning a Passover feast with Chris in Hawaii, their endless conversations about everything and nothing, and how the phrase "blood is thicker than water" doesn't quite capture it—it's not just blood, it's love. Love through a hundred seders, a million text messages, sharing apartments and childcare and sometimes organs. It's about what home means, what gets transmitted and transmuted across generations, and the ocean of cousin love that sustained them both. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:22.7	here, a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential and beautiful ways we affect one another.
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1:34.4	Could be wedding vows or a bat mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech.
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