Family Flowers Only with Joe Grogan
About this episode
Joe Grogan discusses the complexities of living grief after his son Shane suffered a severe brain injury.
This week I sit down with Joe Grogan from Tuam, Co. Galway , to talk about his son Shane and a very different kind of grief, living grief . In 2012, Shane’s life and the lives of his entire family changed in an instant when he was the victim of an unprovoked attack that left him with a severe acquired brain injury. More than a decade later, Shane requires full-time care and is unable to live the independent life that once lay ahead of him. Joe speaks with incredible honesty about loving the son who is still here, while grieving the life that was taken from him, the future, the independence and all of the ordinary moments they thought they would have. It’s a powerful conversation about a kind of grief we perhaps don’t talk about enough, when the person you love is still here but life will never be the same again.
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Host: GoLoud
Guest: Joe Grogan
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Places: Tuam, Co. Galway
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