# John Promised He Would Come Through in Music. Then Marcie Heard Him. with Marcie Dean | EP 499

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Podcast: [Grief 2 Growth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/grief-2-growth-247728)
Published: 2026-07-30T16:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3945

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Within two weeks of meeting John, Marcie Dean received a message she hoped was only fear: enjoy this, it's real, but he's going to die. He'd been getting the same feeling before they ever met. He was 38, healthy, five years younger than her. They chased down every explanation, found nothing, and made a different choice. They decided to love each other completely, and they made a plan. If anything happened, he would come through in music. In June of 2023, John passed while saving his son's lif...

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