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A Daughter Talks With Her Father About Coping With Her Mother's Suicide

Sylvia Grosvold was 5 years old when her mother died by suicide. At StoryCorps, Sylvia, now 16, tells her dad how she's processed the loss. "I guess I'm stronger than I think I am," she says.
Sylvia Grosvold with her mom Kari Grosvold, in March 2008.

This story is part of StoryCorps' Road to Resilience project, which leverages the power of storytelling to help children cope with the death of a parent, sibling or loved one.

Sylvia Grosvold was 5 years old when her mother died by suicide.

Now 16, Sylvia recently sat down with her father Josh Weiner, 52, at StoryCorps. They talked about

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