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StoryCorps Fort Myers: Mother and 6-year-old daughter on family, Hurricane Ian, and the future

Simone Monaco and her daughter Selah at the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024
Simone Monaco and her daughter Selah at the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024

The StoryCorps Mobile Tour returned to Fort Myers in February 2024 to record meaningful conversations with people right here in Southwest Florida about their lives.

Each Monday for the next several months, we’re highlighting some of the compelling stories from our fellow Southwest Florida residents.

In this installment, Simone Monaco interviews her first-born child, Selah, 6, about their family’s experience with and recovery from Hurricane Ian. They also talk about Selah’s aspirations for her own future.

This StoryCorps conversation is a particularly special one because when the StoryCorps Mobile Tour came to Fort Myers in 2017, Simone was interviewed by her husband Seth Monaco while she was pregnant with Selah.

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