Oct 1, 2026
Grief needs tending.
That is one of the truest things Gwen said in this conversation, and it is also one of the hardest things about being a grieving parent. Because your children need tending too. And you cannot always do both at once.
This episode is the audio version of our most recent livestream, and it is one of...
Sep 24, 2026
Her name is Magnolia Song.
Her father had always loved the name Maggie. Her mother Erin, a botanist, found the perfect origin for it, the magnolia tree, the oldest flowering species on earth, known for resilience and beauty. It felt exactly right for the little girl who arrived as the best surprise of their lives.
And...
Sep 17, 2026
When Ben was in treatment, he had a signature move.
He would flip on some music, put on his headphones, and check out. Not in a sad way. In the way of a boy who had discovered, long before anyone taught him the term music therapy, that sound could carry him somewhere the chemo could not reach. He was five years old when...
Sep 10, 2026
Celeste had a perfect pregnancy.
She felt great. She stayed active all the way to term. Every appointment, every ultrasound, every check was textbook. The nursery was painted pink, because Hannes had opened the can by himself two days after their appointment, on camera, finding out the gender before Celeste so he could...
Sep 3, 2026
Danielle was standing in a NICU holding her newborn daughter Hope when a stranger approached her asking, "Are you Angelina's Mom?"
Danielle's quiet response was, "I used to be."
The woman was a pediatric oncologist from a hospital in Westchester. She had never met Angelina. But she knew exactly who she was.
Parents of...