This Voicemail is All I Have Left of My Mom

<p>There are some phone calls that divide your life into a before and an after.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guest, Kylie Hammonds, was just 26 when she received one of those calls. Her mom, Tabitha, had died suddenly, leaving Kylie and her brother searching for answers about what happened that night.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kylie takes me inside the events surrounding her mother’s death, the fentanyl discovered during the investigation, the questions surrounding her father, and the painful reality of grieving her mom while also grieving a father who was still alive.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><ul><li><p>The phone call that changed Kylie’s life forever</p></li><li><p>The unanswered questions surrounding her mom’s sudden death</p></li><li><p>Why the investigation left Kylie and her brother searching for answers</p></li><li><p>How she learned to release the anger she carried toward her father</p></li><li><p>Why preserving the voices and memories of the people we love matters so much</p><p><br /></p></li></ul><p>But this conversation became about so much more than loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kylie shares what three years of grief, anger, prayer and healing have taught her about forgiveness, giving yourself grace, and how easily we convince ourselves we’ll have more time with the people we love.</p><p><br /></p><p>Later, Kylie’s boyfriend Michael Curtis joins us to share how watching her navigate this unimaginable loss inspired him to create Forevermore, a platform designed to preserve the voices, stories and memories of the people we love.</p><p><br /></p><p>And at the very end, Kylie plays the only voicemail she has left of her mom.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s only a few seconds long, but when it’s the only chance you have to hear someone you love again, a few seconds is everything.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Key Moments:</strong></p><p>00:00 The phone call that changed everything</p><p>05:13 Flying home without knowing the truth</p><p>10:03 Why her brother warned her at the airport</p><p>15:07 The heartbreaking scene inside the house</p><p>20:05 Strangers caught entering her mom’s office</p><p>24:48 Her father’s story starts falling apart</p><p>29:10 The addiction Kylie never fully understood</p><p>33:07 Fentanyl changes the entire investigation</p><p>38:22 The discovery that changed how she saw her dad</p><p>42:04 Grieving a father who is still alive</p><p>49:21 What grief taught her about surviving loss</p><p>57:30 The tragedy that shaped Michae