Mom Survives Back-to-Back Loss of Son and Husband, Finds Meaning in Life Again

About this episode

Kym Hinchey shares her heartbreaking journey of losing both her son and husband within months and how she finds meaning in life again.

It’s often said there’s no greater pain than losing a child. Today’s guest on Grieving Out Loud, Kym Hinchey, knows that devastation all too well. After helping her son through recovery from substance use disorder, she lost him to a sudden overdose. Just a few months after finding her 27-year-old son, Adrian, dead, Kym returned home to another unimaginable loss-her husband, also found dead on their bedroom floor. In the span of just a few months, Kym lost both her son and her husband. The gri...

People in this episode

Host: Angela Kennecke

Guest: Kym Hinchey

Topics covered

• grief
• loss
• substance use disorder
• opioid epidemic
• mental health
• family tragedy

Keywords

• grief
• loss
• opioid epidemic
• substance use
• mental health
• family
• overdose

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