Betsy GuerraBilingual Keynote Speaker, Psychotherapist/Coach, Author, Leadership Training and Life Coach Certification

Fofi's Legacy -- Living with a Purpose

18 Jul 2019 · 2 min

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A short YouTube interview/testimonial by Betsy Guerra ("Fofi's Legacy -- Living with a Purpose") recounting a family pool memory, an emergency where Betsy realizes her daughter will not be saved, and subsequent guidance from a priest to honor the lost child through service, kindness, and gratitude. Betsy describes choosing to honor her daughter by helping others and modeling hope and joy for those who have suffered.

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My house was seriously a fairy tale. We're about to start construction in the backyard, and we wanted to enjoy the pool one last time with our family and friends. And at some point, point, my friend asks me, where's Fofi? And when I looked down, I saw her red polka dot mini bathing suit. And at some point, I'm looking at my husband, and he was like, fofy, come on, Fofi.
You're straight strong. Foffy. You got this, mamita.
Let's go watch movies after here, you.
Know, you got this. I found myself falling on my knees by the stretcher, singing a song to myself. And to me that was like, okay, it's not gonna happen. She wasn't gonna be saved the way I wanted her to be saved.
Are we ever going to be happy again? Is it possible to be happy again? The priest said those that were happy again chose to honor their children or their lost one through service, through love, acts of kindness, and gratitude.
And I want to honor my daughter.
So everything that I do is to honor her. I learned through that experience that just because I went through this, it would make people feel more understood and they would feel hopeful. Because if you went through this, this, and you can smile and you can experience joy, then I can, too.