#61 49 Candles: The Words We ...

#61 49 Candles: The Words We Buried

Space & Time with Wilson Vaz by Will
E61
Aug 3, 2026
30:05

Episode notes

When we lose a loved one, how do we shift from mourning a death to celebrating a life if we've never been shown? I wrote a piece called "49 Candles" on July 31, 2026 that is on my website to honor my uncle, Unildo Mendes, who would have turned 49 that day and I wanted to record a podcast to commemorate the moment. In this episode I share my favorite memories of him and what I told my grandmother the second time I was told by someone that I reminded them of him. Plus 10 ways you can honor someone's life in their afterlife. I really love this one, hope y'all do, too! Live your life in full color like he did, see and be seen!

-Wilson Admir Barbosa Mendes Vaz

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