Overview
- The 40-year-old posted on Instagram on December 29 with several family photos, including images of his daughters hugging Helene.
- He described her as “like a second mother” who watched over and protected him during his childhood.
- Podolski wrote that she “brought us to Germany” and gave him the chance to become the person he is today.
- He vowed to continue the lessons she taught him and said she will live in his heart, without disclosing her age.
- Coverage notes the family’s 1987 resettlement to Bergheim near Cologne, recalls his earlier tribute after grandmother Zofia’s death, and states he now plays for Górnik Zabrze.