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The Porch

Letters of hope. Candles for the ones we carry. A place to leave something and find something.

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Other porches built in their name.

Families are building corners of this porch around the people they carry. Letters, candles, and memories, gathered in their name.

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The Other Side

Recovery, addiction, and the dark they share.

Addiction and suicide loss do not always travel separately. For many people, they are the same story. This part of the porch is for those carrying both.

Letters here are submitted by people in recovery, those who love someone in recovery, and those who have lost someone to addiction. Each one is reviewed and approved before it appears.

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Recent letters, candles, names, and remembrances. Tap any card to step into that part of the porch.

Remembrance

Brittany Marie Petrocca

Remembered every October 2

We love and miss you Britt!

Added April 27, 2026

Remembrance

Chris Dodge

Remembered every August 25

My dad. Every August 25, I keep walking. The ground is still there beneath my feet.

Added April 26, 2026

Remembrance

Brittany Marie Petrocca

Remembered every October 2

For Brittany. I never met her, but on this day I am with the family she left behind.

Added April 26, 2026

Remembrance

Brittany Marie Petrocca

Remembered every October 2

My sister. Every year on this day we show up, for her, and for the families who lost someone too.

Added April 26, 2026

Remembrance

Brittany Marie Petrocca

Remembered every October 2

My daughter. Every October 2 we walk, we drive the Blue Angel, and we keep her with us.

Added April 26, 2026

Remembrance

Brittany Marie Petrocca

Remembered every October 2

My sister Brittany. We light the porch every year for her. Be the reason someone smiles today.

Added April 26, 2026

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Memory Wall

Chris Dodge

My dad was my favorite person. He learned every horse show course alongside me, ran every cross country meet to the finish, and told me to become exactly who I was meant to be.

Savannah DodgeApril 26, 2026

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Memory Wall

Brittany Marie Petrocca

For Brittany, my stepdaughter, who I never had the chance to meet. I show up for her by showing up for her family every year.

Phil AronsonApril 26, 2026

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Memory Wall

Brittany Marie Petrocca

My sister Brittany was the best human there was. We are still trying to live up to the way she made people feel seen.

Ashley PetroccaApril 26, 2026

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Memory Wall

Brittany Marie Petrocca

My daughter Brittany made people feel like they belonged. That gift was real, and it lives in every person she ever sat next to.

Carrie AronsonApril 26, 2026

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Memory Wall

Brittany Marie Petrocca

She walked across cafeterias to sit with kids eating alone. That was my big sister. The world is dimmer without her, and brighter because of her.

Zack PetroccaApril 26, 2026

Candle lit

In honor of Chris Dodge

Lit by Savannah Dodge

For my dad. My favorite person. The light is on for you tonight.

April 26, 2026

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