The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories is a sacred space for the real, raw, and remarkable stories of love—especially the ones we don’t often tell. Here, we honor the beauty and complexity of relationships, not just through the lens of romance, but in all its forms: from spouses and friends to siblings and children.
Each episode captures the full spectrum of love—its tenderness, its trials, and even its annoyances—while giving voice to the truths that are often left unsaid after loss. Because when someone dies, we tend to speak only in reverent whispers, forgetting the funny, frustrating, and deeply human moments that made them unforgettable.
This podcast is a chronicle of connection, a place to preserve memories, and a gentle guide on the journey back to joy after heartbreak. Whether you’re newly grieving or years into life after loss, The Lost Love Stories invites you to feel, to remember, and to heal—one story at a time.
The Lost Love Stories
The Lost Love Stories with Drew & Her Husband Ramón: A Love That Started With a Kiss—and a Loss That Changed Everything
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Some love stories don’t follow any rules.
In this episode of The Lost Love Stories, I sit down with Drew to talk about her husband, Ramón—and a relationship that started in one of the most unexpected ways.
A Facebook message.
Two weeks of deep conversation.
And a first meeting that began with a kiss… before they even said a word.
From that moment on, they were a team.
Playful.
Magical.
Deeply connected.
But like so many of these stories, everything changed—quickly and without warning.
What started as a routine physical turned into a leukemia diagnosis on Ramón’s 40th birthday.
What followed was a whirlwind:
- Aggressive treatment
- A bone marrow transplant
- And then… complications no one saw coming
And layered on top of it all:
COVID.
Hospital restrictions.
Isolation.
Decisions no one should have to make alone.
Drew shares what it was like to:
- Advocate fiercely in moments of uncertainty
- Live in the in-between of hope and reality
- And ultimately face a loss that was as complex as it was heartbreaking
But what makes this episode unforgettable… is what comes after.
Drew talks about something we don’t hear enough about:
Post-traumatic growth.
The idea that grief doesn’t just break you—
it can expand you.
She shares how loss changed the way she sees the world:
- The clarity
- The urgency
- The freedom to fully live
And the realization that staying stuck in grief… isn’t the way we honor the people we love.
Because as she so beautifully puts it:
Grief can be part of your story—
but it doesn’t have to be the main character.
This episode is honest.
It’s unexpectedly funny.
And it’s full of perspective that will stay with you long after it ends.
Follow Drew on IG: @drewdled
Watch the video interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NrjbL65oI94
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