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Mandy Patinkin

25 Aug, 10 tweets, 3 min read

To Alaska (aka Amanda - we figured it out!) Thread - Thank you for sharing this with us. My dad died of cancer when I was 18. Kathryn's parents died within a year of each other when she was 25, her dad of a heart attack while her mom was sick with cancer....

The loss of them has been a huge part of our lives and a huge part of what forged our bond together. We are so sorry for your loss, so moved that this movie meant something to you and your dad and so glad you asked this question....

We hope you find all kinds of ways to keep the memory of him alive and all kinds of ways to move forward & through this pain and loss. Please let us know his name. As Kathryn Mentioned thedinnerparty.org can be a great resource for 20 & 30 somethings who've experienced loss

We both wish we had a way to connect to others when we lost our parents. If you or anyone else going through a similar thing might find it helpful or useful folks can learn more at the link in our bio. If that avenue is not for you we just wish those struggling to reach out...

like you did, and find the comforts and the tools that might work and help. It can be such a lonely kind of pain, but know there are so many others out there going through it.

One of my favorite quotes is from the book written by Oscar Hammerstein from the Musical Carousel it's "As long as there's one person on earth who remembers you, it isn't over." That's part of why I like saying peoples names in my prayers and why I'll add your dad's name.

Thank you for sharing this with us Amanda. Big big love to you and your family and your dad.

@DinnerPartiers

Oh and The Dinner Party can be found @DinnerPartiers on TW and @thedinnerparty on IG. If you find they are full up at any moment they are always adding new tables and have a waitlist.

And here's a link to The Dinner Party's program for folks of any age thedinnerparty.org/caresquad and here's a link to their resources page thedinnerparty.org/resources

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