JR Ridinger

My sugars are normal. I'm a girl whose mom died at 42, massive heart attack. My dad died of complications of diabetes, type 1. I should have everything wrong with me. I should be the one gone, not JR, because his family lived till 99 and 98. His grandmother lived till 104. You had his life extended. And one wrong decision took his life from me.

My sugars are normal. I'm a girl whose mom died at 42, massive heart attack. My dad died of complications of diabetes, type 1. I should have everything wrong with me. I should be the one gone, not JR, because his family lived till 99 and 98. His grandmother lived till 104. You had his life extended. And one wrong decision took his life from me.

My sugars are normal. I'm a girl whose mom died at 42, massive heart attack. My dad died of complications of diabetes, type 1. I should have everything wrong with me. I should be the one gone, not JR, because his family lived till 99 and 98. His grandmother lived till 104. You had his life extended. And one wrong decision took his life from me.

And, you know, you came in and said, I'm not going to let it happen to you.

And, you know, you came in and said, I'm not going to let it happen to you.

And, you know, you came in and said, I'm not going to let it happen to you.

And that was like two weeks into me losing JR.

And that was like two weeks into me losing JR.

And that was like two weeks into me losing JR.

You came to Connecticut. You took care of me. And here I am just celebrated, unfortunately, two years, which I don't say celebrated, but JR's two-year anniversary of his death. And I'm the healthiest I've ever been because of you, thank God. Still going through the grief, still struggling through that, but mentally getting stronger all the time.

You came to Connecticut. You took care of me. And here I am just celebrated, unfortunately, two years, which I don't say celebrated, but JR's two-year anniversary of his death. And I'm the healthiest I've ever been because of you, thank God. Still going through the grief, still struggling through that, but mentally getting stronger all the time.

You came to Connecticut. You took care of me. And here I am just celebrated, unfortunately, two years, which I don't say celebrated, but JR's two-year anniversary of his death. And I'm the healthiest I've ever been because of you, thank God. Still going through the grief, still struggling through that, but mentally getting stronger all the time.

Oh, you blew everybody's mind that day when you talked about your own pain. And I think it was something nobody had ever heard before, that story. But it inspired me to turn my own pain into the purpose. And, you know, I think about... You know, my whole life, I never had anybody talk to me and say, this is what grief is going to feel like.

Oh, you blew everybody's mind that day when you talked about your own pain. And I think it was something nobody had ever heard before, that story. But it inspired me to turn my own pain into the purpose. And, you know, I think about... You know, my whole life, I never had anybody talk to me and say, this is what grief is going to feel like.

Oh, you blew everybody's mind that day when you talked about your own pain. And I think it was something nobody had ever heard before, that story. But it inspired me to turn my own pain into the purpose. And, you know, I think about... You know, my whole life, I never had anybody talk to me and say, this is what grief is going to feel like.

Nobody ever said to me, you'll lose people one day and the pain will be so great that it'll be hard to keep moving.

Nobody ever said to me, you'll lose people one day and the pain will be so great that it'll be hard to keep moving.

Nobody ever said to me, you'll lose people one day and the pain will be so great that it'll be hard to keep moving.

It has been a journey. You know, I've lost my mom. I lost my dad. I know grief. I'm familiar with it. I was very close to my parents. I've never felt the pain I feel losing a guy I knew longer than my own family. It's been a challenge, but I finally decided that I can take this pain, as you say, and turn it into a purpose. You know, I went to so many counselors after Jared died.

It has been a journey. You know, I've lost my mom. I lost my dad. I know grief. I'm familiar with it. I was very close to my parents. I've never felt the pain I feel losing a guy I knew longer than my own family. It's been a challenge, but I finally decided that I can take this pain, as you say, and turn it into a purpose. You know, I went to so many counselors after Jared died.