1981
The Fatherless Child
Born in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. I carried layers of grief and generational trauma. My father died before I was born. What I lost in his absence kept resurfacing, revealing itself in painful outcomes that shaped my story.
2004
The Widow
At twenty-two, I became a young widow, left with a baby in my arms and a soul torn by grief.When my husband died by suicide, loss returned like an old enemy, wrapped in betrayal, silence, and shame. I had spent my life surviving battles I didn’t start.
