For Silene Frederiksz, it was never a question of if, but when a similar tragedy would happen again. Frederiksz’s son was killed on the Malaysian Airlines flight in 2014. The plane was shot down by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Host Carol Hills speaks with Frederiksz again — this time, about how she’s coping with the latest catastrophe and what advice she may have for families grieving loved ones in the recent UIA plane crash.
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