Christina Workman
Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief & Estrangement
My Parents Had Dementia. Then a Stranger Told Me My Whole Life Was a Lie.
- Published
- April 30, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 2m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Discusses health, mental, kids, family, parenting.
Summary
Could you handle the truth if your entire foundation was a lie?In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief and Estrangement, hosts Chris Workman and Joe Sassman sit down with Al Isaacs, a man whose life changed with a single, accidental phone call at age 52.As Al was navigating the heavy waters of anticipatory grief—caring for both parents as t…
Show notes
Could you handle the truth if your entire foundation was a lie?In this episode of Laugh, Cry, Scream: Life with Grief and Estrangement, hosts Chris Workman and Joe Sassman sit down with Al Isaacs, a man whose life changed with a single, accidental phone call at age 52.As Al was navigating the heavy waters of anticipatory grief—caring for both parents as they battled dementia—a call from his mother’s oncologist dropped a bombshell: Al was adopted. Because of his parents' cognitive decline, the pe
Themes
- health
- mental
- kids
- family
- parenting