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We marvel at how human beings can keep going under the most staggering load. For those who have known  unimaginable loss, words of consolation and words of wisdom start to ring a little hollow. Sometimes it's hard to know how people keep going.

Today on Tapestry a feature interview with CBC producer David Gutnick who brings us stories from survivors of the Haitian earthquake. Sister Lorraine Malo is a nun with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto.  And we'll hear from musician Lionel Benjamin as well as music from his son Mikaben.

We will also hear a personal essay from Lynn Keane who lost her son Daniel to depression and suicide. Here are a few websites she recommends:
Your Life Counts and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.


Photographs courtesy of David Gutnick.

Below: Sister Lorraine Malo outside Port-au-Prince with the group of volunteers who participate in the mass burials