Grief, Purpose, and the Power of Lived Expertise | Cassidie Carmen Bates | TEDxDuke

[applause] >> "Hi, is this Cassidy?" I heard on the other end of the phone. This was not a voice that I recognized. "I am a doctor. I'm calling you from the emergency room. And I am so sorry to be the one to tell you, but your dad has died." "What? No. I'm sorry. What happened? I just talked to him a few hours ago, and everything was completely fine." "Cassidy, I am so sorry. We did everything that we could, but your dad had a sudden heart attack, and he is gone." It was in this moment, although I did not r ...