Messages for Hanna
188 entries.
Joy Katz
from
Boston
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
5:02 pm
Dear Hanna. I feel lighter knowing you are not in an ill body anymore. You shone brilliantly on us. I love teaching your essays and I will keep teaching them. Travel lightly in the freedom that you deserve.
Rae Gold
from
Pittsburgh
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
4:19 pm
Hanna was a beautiful soul inside and out. She will be missed
James
from
Dublin
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
4:10 pm
Safe travels, Dear Hannah.
Love James, Seán, and Dara.
James
from
Dublin
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
4:10 pm
Safe travels, Dear Hannah.
Love James, Seán, and Dara.
Steve Portigal
from
Montara
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
4:06 pm
Sending gratitude, sympathy, respect, and love.
Libby Taggart Singh
from
East Lansing, Michigan
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
3:54 pm
I am so sorry to hear of your passing. All my love to your family and loved ones.
Donna
from
Kenosha WI USA
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
12:52 pm
Dearest Hanna,
I’m so sorry that you are going through this horrible disease! My husband also has ALS so we know the struggles firsthand of what you and your loved ones are going through.
My husband is also in end stage. He uses his ventilator about 22 hours a day. Just time to eat, (yes, he still eats by mouth some) drink and shower is off his ventilator.
I’m glad you have come to terms and seem at peace with your decision. My husband is very afraid and does not want to go. He is so tired. I know that we don’t have much time left. I don’t want him to go but hate seeing him suffering so much!
I will say a prayer for you and specifically for you to remain at peace. Hugs to you! 😢
Kathy
from
Colorado Springs
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
11:25 am
Your story saddens me, this awful disease has claimed so many dear souls. My husband of 33 years has ALS, diagnosed in May 2024. I am thankful you have options on how YOU want to spend the rest of YOUR life. I wish you peace as your journey continues.
Molly
from
Minneapolis
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
7:00 am
Hanna, you have always been the person who cave others strength when they were flagging. You gave inspiration to so many design master students when they were at the beginning of their thesis journey. When I was burning out, you are the friend who took me for a soup dumplings. Your strength and your light have been so extraordinary and always will be. Thank you for being, thank you for being beautiful and for all of the ways that you’ve shown us how to live. I’ll always miss you and I’ll always know that you are there. So much love to you, your community, also to my dear friend, Marc, and the ways that you’ve made the world.
Rita Seiler
from
Mandan
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
1:37 am
Dearest Hanna, this just came up on Facebook to me. I can’t imagine what you have already gone through with this horrible disease. I think you are making a decision that will free you and bring you to a peaceful place! I don’t think God will judge that decision in a negative way. I don’t know you, but you have touched my heart. You will be at rest soon. Hugs!
Crol
from
Lynn
wrote on February 2, 2026
at
12:43 am
May you find peace and comfort on your next journey 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
Michele
from
Lakewood
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
11:36 pm
Hanna, we have never met , my heart goes out to you I just had this strong desire to reach out to you. I have been a respiratory therapist since 1991
I’ve taken care of many patient who have incurable diseases ( ALS, cystic fibrosis ) those are the primary 2 . You are so brave , amazing and I know that god will be waiting for you❤️
Anne
from
The Colony Texas
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
10:24 pm
May you run into Jesus arms and know you are home . The Peace, Beauty and wonders of Jesus will be with you.
Terry Trzecak
from
Edisto Beach SC
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
10:19 pm
Thank you for being our teacher...thank you for sharing your journey allowing us to heal those parts of us that are hurting. My mom passed a couple of weeks ago and you echoed her sentiments concerning her being inside a body that was ready...ready to be with Christ. I thank you.
Terry
John
from
Gainesville
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
6:47 pm
So, sorry, you're going through this exclamation work, I've been through cancer myself twice. All I can say, is, I couldn't have done it if it wasn't for my Lord and savior Jesus Christ exclamation, I don't know you or your story, but God loves you life isn't easy, but he wants us to be saved to simply come to him and say Lord, forgive me and my sins and save me, he promises us if we do that from the heart, he will forgive us and receive us unto himself with an eternity with him what a great hope. May God bless you and your loved ones during this time.Thank you
Tracy Weishner
from
Washington
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
5:58 pm
May God encompass you with His love and peace that only He can give. May God hold onto you with His Unchanging Hand. May you know that you left a beautiful mark in this world. May God bless you! 🧡
Patricia
from
Belmont
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
4:57 pm
Dearest Hanna, I walked beside my beloved husband who suffered from ALS also. My Ron made the same decision, end of life. His transition was very peaceful for him. I understand first hand your decision, this disease is horrific. It comes to a point, facing the transition is welcomed freedom, from being trapped in a body that serves no purpose to the person. You’ll be fine, and most importantly you’ll be free. Fly dear Hanna, there is so much to explore in our beautiful Universe. ❣️
Monica Snellings
from
Washington, DC
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
4:20 pm
Dearest Hanna, As we gathered last night, your fellow educators and fortunate students, we were filled with wonder at your courage and spirit—a centeredness and generosity most rare. I flashed back to our very first class at DSI in 2012, Fundamentals of Design for Social Innovation. At the time, I barely understood what Design for Social Innovation was, let alone what its Fundamentals could be. Then class began with a poem, a portal to other ways of seeing, of being. Ripples moving inward and outward. Informing my work. Impacting who I am. What a gift! Thank you. Sending you love, peace and safe passage.
Dawn Stokkeland
from
Victoria BC Canada
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
3:44 pm
Hello Hanna,
I don’t know you but you have touched my soul. You inspire me! I’m sorry that this awful disease decided to visit you. I wish you peace and please know that your life was intended, purposeful, and a gift. You are entering the next phase of life. I know that it will be filled with love. XX
Lou
from
Brooklyn
wrote on February 1, 2026
at
1:35 pm
Hanna, we only spent a little time together, but I remember it so well. The retreat that you, Marc, and I organized in Palm Springs was in a Hotel California (Ace, actually) setting that encouraged participants to relax, kick back, tune out...
But you were having none of that. You drove us, no, propelled us for two solid days. You issued challenges with ferocity. And that's the word I've associated with you since: "fierce".
If there's a way to tackle death and, maybe, an afterlife with ferocity, then you're certainly the one to do it. Sending you thoughts of love and peace as you continue your journey.