For Dr. Michelle Robinson, her mom was the single most important person in her world. In remembering her mother she says, “My mom was the closest thing to an angel here on earth.” The experience of loss that Michelle experienced with her mother and other family members has fundamentally changed her. In this episode of Black Oxygen, Michelle shares the experience of losing her mother, what it’s like to experience chronic death and suffering, the need for researchers to center humanity in their work, and how, despite loss, her heart continues to remain open to love and to life.