Francesca, Italian
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.
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Click Here- Afraid to die (1:52)
- It's important to prepare (3:19)
- It's OK for you to go (1:08)
- Just be present (1:42)
- Accepting death (0:48)
- Caring calmly (0:49)
- The priest is bad luck (1:09)
- The importance of religion (1:27)
- Don't talk about it (0:58)
- The Italian funeral (2:30)
- How it used to be (0:55)
- Cultural awareness (0:47)
- Grief can't be rushed (1:32)
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