Italian

Francesca

Francesca Cotroneo came to Winnipeg from Italy with her parents in 1962. She is a retired psychiatric social worker with a particular interest in cross-cultural counselling. Francesca currently cares for her mother; she helped care for her father before he died of cancer.

The Italian funeral

Francesca describes Italian traditions. (02:30)

Italian - After Death and Ceremonies

How it used to be (0:55)
Grief can't be rushed (1:32)
Running from grief (2:48)
Letting my husband go (1:40)
Unexpected joy (2:07)
Italian voices: After death and grief (5:30)

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