GUEST: Taimi Nilsson

TITLE OF EPISODE: Legacy Episode with Taimi Nilsson, our Matriarch, Part 2

SUMMARY OF EPISODE:

Thank you for all the support we received from Part 1! When we decided to start this legacy series together (okay, when I bribed Mom with food to do this with me), we thought mostly our own family would listen. But now, we’ve had friends of friends writing to us with questions about Mom and talking about how fascinating her life has been. And they’re right—what a woman!

Mom is a powerhouse. But how would anyone know her incredible stories if she didn’t share them?

Tune in to hear what happened after 1973. Hear about how Mom survived being struck by lightning, falling on ice and breaking her leg in three places, enduring isolation on 'the hill,' losing a husband to asbestos cancer, and beating her own lymphoma diagnosis.

We hope you enjoy it!

And hey, if you feel so inspired, go ask your elders to share their stories as well. Hit the record button on your iPhone and let the magic ensue.

Xx,

Åsa + Taimi

IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

-All been sick with the flu this past week.

- Shout out to our Goddaughter Nova Julienne Svedlund, 9 years old today!

- Thank you for all the questions and for the support of this series. We received a few questions.

- How did you communicate in Finland if you could’t speak the language?

- Where and when did you meet your husband?

- Flying the airplane to Finland through the glider airplane demonstration and then    not knowing where we were on the return trip due to the fog.

- 1974, mom was struck by lighting.

- Isolation and living on the hill, what was that like for mom?

- Moved to OH then was encouraged to get into real estate. Relocating back to NY, mom started in this field. She was a maven!

- Funny story of the 1000 applicants dad interviewed to rent our house,

- Mom falls on ice and breaks her leg in 3 different places, her leg has never been the same since.

- Year 2000 Dad gets mesothelioma and has 5 years to teach mom everything he never let her understand before about the finances of the family home.

- 2005 dad passes, mom sells family home in 2007 and relocates to NC.

- Mom relocates to Columbus OH in 2012 to get the help she needs.

- Moms hero doctor that saved her life was Dr. Joe Flynn at OSU.

- Moms advice to all of us.

- "If I don’t need it, give it away."

- Moms best friend of 81 years, Kerstin Hansson is like an extra mother to me.

- Love doesn’t give up. Love doesn’t walk away.

- “Life doesn’t have to be complicated. You live a simple life and you’re happy.”

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

-Elvi Aho - our family member that helped translate for us when we traveled to Finland. Her father was moms mothers fathers twin brother.

-Sedgewood Club, Carmel, NY

-Ned Dorsey

-Elizabeth Paunovich

-Dr. Joe Flynn, Ohio State University, Arthur James Cancer Hospital

-Benjamin Buttons movie

-Sarah Kootvall

CONTACT INFORMATION for KOMEIL ASLI, Podcast Production Manager: Komeil

Asli, Freelance UI/UX Designer, Front-End Developer. komeil.asli@gmail.com

To find out more about working with Åsa and Thomas, reach out via our website here: https://moremosstothepeople.com/contact/

Thank you so much for listening!

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