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Songs of remembrance: 'The dreams that you dare to dream really do come true'

Summer Austria Greenway and her father, Mario Austria. (Courtesy)
Summer Austria Greenway and her father, Mario Austria. (Courtesy)

Nearly 1 million people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S.

Summer Austria Greenway remembers her father, Mario Austria, who died almost two years ago. When she was a little girl, Austria’s father, who was originally from the Philippines, suffered a traumatic brain injury, following a bicycle accident.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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