Reader,

Tomorrow marks the fourth anniversary of the death of our family friend, Suzanne. She died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm at age 53.

Suzanne and her husband, Martin, were missionaries in Asia for eleven years.

I miss her.

A few weeks ago, Martin sent me a film clip from a TV newscast that interviewed the two people who received Suzanne’s heart and lungs after she died.

​Click here to watch it. Even in death, Suzanne gave of herself so that two other people might live.

I devoted two podcast episodes to the events surrounding Suzanne’s death back when it happened and what I experienced with her husband, Martin, afterward.

In 071: How to Help a Grieving Friend, I include a letter Suzanne’s 17-year-old daughter Serena wrote shortly after her mom died. It was directed to the hospital’s medical staff and the yet-unknown recipients of her mother’s organs. It’s quite moving, and it’s where I got the title for this post.

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​072: What I Learned From a Grieving Friend describes four things I learned about grief in relating with Martin after Suzanne’s death. One of which I’m pretty sure you’ve never thought about. The other three, maybe.

Until next week, I wish you all the joy that you can wish.*

John Certalic

You Were Made for This is the podcast sponsored by Caring for Others, a missionary care ministry.

* The Merchant of Venice, Act III, scene 2