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Life, Loss and Love

Courtesy Nick Shaw
William Shaw
Courtesy Nick Shaw
William Shaw

Nine-year-old William Shaw died while on a ski vacation with his family. Liz Lerner talks with his father Nick Shaw about the loss of his son, and the profound insights and personal transformations that emerged from this tragedy. Nick Shaw’s new book is My Teacher, My Son.

Learn more about Nick and the book here:
https://www.meetnickshaw.com/

Learn more about the organization created in honor of William here:
https://www.williamsbeyourselfchallenge.org/

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Liz Lerner is a digital producer and announcer. Before CAI she worked in multimedia production and film and spent a decade working in community television where she produced and hosted local news-magazine programming.