The Bachelorette’s Michael Allio Details His Faith Journey After Wife’s Death
Michael Allio is giving credit to his faith for helping him grieve the death of his late wife, Laura Ritter-Allio . “One thing that I’ve talked to other grievers and widowers and people is visualization helps,” Michael, 41, exclusively shared with Us Weekly while celebrating his debut children’s book, Where the Wild Heart Grows . “Whether it’s God or whether it’s the belief in a higher being. I know for a fact I’m going to see Laura again, like, I know that. And so that brings me relief.” Laura died in January 2019 at the age of 33 after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Following her passing, Michael vowed to care for their then 2–year-old son, James, and make sure he had plenty of positive memories. “It’s all about what kind of stories am I going to collect to be able to tell her? Because if she is sitting there and I wasted my way on the couch mourning her loss, I know she’d be so upset,” Michael shared. “One thing cancer has taught me … is that we don’t have time to p...