{"id":349,"date":"2003-09-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-09-10T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/spark\/virginia-harrison\/"},"modified":"2016-01-19T16:32:14","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T00:32:14","slug":"virginia-harrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/spark\/virginia-harrison\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Harrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia Harrison | KQED Spark\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IlB7p81MMd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<aside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">&#8220;&#8230; [I]t had a great impact on me because it just felt really special to have something substantial.&#8221;<cite>&#8212; Virginia Harrison<\/cite><\/aside>\n<p><b>Virginia Harrison<\/b> began creating what she calls &#8220;memory markers&#8221; after the death of her young son. 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