Mitch Albom

You know, Maury said to you, you need to do more than write a check.

And it's pretty obvious with all the things that you do that you're doing much more than writing a check.

But then you're also up against the limits of what one person can do, even with the support of others who have been there to help you financially and also go down there with you.

She's three years old.

Adopted her.

Three and a half.

Let's take a short break.

If you're just joining us, my guest is writer Mitch Albom.

We're talking about his new novel, Twice, his remarkable career writing about the questions that define us, how to live well, love fully, and face the choices and second chances that shape our lives.

We'll be right back after a short break.

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You wrote Finding Chica in 2019, as you mentioned.

You brought her to Michigan for treatment.

She died from a brain tumor at seven years old.

And that book, I mean, you're right.

You write in great detail about what's happening there in Haiti.

But it's about loving a child you knew you were going to lose.

And so now you have Nadi, this three-and-a-half-year-old girl.

What makes you open your heart like that again?

You know, I was thinking about how Maury was, he was 78 when he gave you all those gifts of wisdom, these lessons that changed the trajectory of your life, that has you doing the work that you're doing now and the stories that you're telling.