Episode 025: Two Doctors Grieving the Death of Their Son with Dr. Marcy Larson

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Episode 025: Two Doctors Grieving the Death of Their Son with Dr. Marcy Larson

Episode 025: Two Doctors Grieving the Death of their Son with Dr. Marcy Larson

The last two months have been the most painful of my life. On August 15, 2018, I lost my 14 year old son Andy Larson in a car accident. I was driving slowly in the exit lane with my wife and two sons to the local minor league baseball team's game in our van when we were struck from behind by a sedan traveling at a high speed. My son, Andy, was killed instantly when he sustained a fractured neck.

We do not (as of the writing of this post) have an accident report or police report so the exact details of how the other driver was distracted or her speed. Nor do we know what criminal penalties the other driver will be subjected to for the death of our son. For now, we have been dealing with the hollowness in our home and family without Andy and trying to move on with life and work.
Our discussion hopefully offers some insight into grief while being sincere with brief moments of humor. What to expect, what is comforting, what is not helpful, and how it has changed our lives. Specifically, we discuss the process of forgiveness, grace, and practical things you can do to help your family members or friends in dealing with the grief.  My hope is that this episode will be a comfort or helpful for those in the grieving process or those helping a loved one go through the process.

Dr. Marcy Larson is a private practice general pediatrician who is an assistant clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and the mother of Andy Larson.

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show notes

Forest Hills Pediatrics: Dr. Marcy Larson's general pediatrics group.

Memorial for Andy Larson: This is the donation link to honor Andy's death with the Grand Rapids Choir of Men and Boys where he blossomed and served as a head chorister.

YouTube for the Funeral of Andy Larson: Here you can watch the video of the funeral for Andy on August 20, 2018

YouTube for Paradocs: Here you can watch the video of my late son singing his solo on the Paradocs YouTube page.

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4 thoughts on “Episode 025: Two Doctors Grieving the Death of Their Son with Dr. Marcy Larson”

  1. heather

    i just finished listening and i don’t have any words to help, but wanted to thank you for sharing your story. i enjoyed learning about your little boy and have passed along the link for others to hear as well. will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers, that you may find strength.

  2. Barbara

    Your family is in my every day thoughts and prayers. I travel daily to SHBR and pass that location every morning, look for the shining light, makes the sign of the cross and say a prayer. I know in my heart that Andy has his arms out wide protecting his family. It is the very least I can do to offer some sense of peace for Andy’s beloved family

  3. Deanna

    I just listened to this episode. It is obvious how connected your family is to one another. Thank you for doing this episode. I don’t think I would have been able to do this at any time after a death, let alone 2 months after. I am a pediatrician in Knoxville and appreciate the insight you have given me on what to say to my families who have lost their child. I listened to Andy’s solo and he has the voice of an angel.

    • admin Post author

      Thank you so much for the very kind words. It certainly hasn’t been easy. Talking about it in this controlled setting has helped us a little. As physicians, we want to help people so it is sort of a way to do that in a non-traditional manner. I can only hope some tiny shred of goodness can come out of this truly devastating and miserable event.

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