FINDING LIGHT AGAIN
In the depths of grief, many of us search for something greater — for signs, for meaning, for hope. These stories reflect spiritual awakenings, moments of quiet faith, and the flickers of light that helped families hold on through the darkest times.
Help and Hope Happen Here
My name is Mark Levine and I am the host of the Pediatric Cancer Podcast HELP AND HOPE HAPPEN HERE. I started this podcast in
When Her Hair Started to Fall Out
Her little blonde curls before treatment, and how it’s changed in the last few weeks. It’s not the physical appearance of her hair coming out
The Imprint My Daughter Left On Me Will Never Die
I first noticed the tattoo on my arm during our daughter June’s treatment for neuroblastoma. I don’t remember if she was receiving chemotherapy. We were in
My Daughter Sent Me a Message on the Second Anniversary of Her Death
The weeks leading up to the second anniversary of our daughter June’s death on March 13th are a blur. She passed away two years ago
The Meaning Within My Child’s Name
Chayton is a masculine name most commonly cited as coming from the Lakota (Sioux) language where it means “falcon” or “hawk”. It’s associated with qualities
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My Daughter’s Birth Chart Is One Way I Keep Her Alive
Written by Taryn Jarboe, RN
Our daughter June, an Earth sign, was born on the cusp of Virgo-Libra on September 22nd. The year she was born, the twenty-second day of September, was also the first day of Autumn. June, rooted in Mother Earth, traveled into the world on the first day of the first season of the rest of her life.
But June, the most astrologically grounded of my three children, has departed Mother Earth. She passed away at eighteen months old, after nearly a year long battle with neuroblastoma.
She’s taken wings, and today, soars above the material world. June is in the heavens. My heavens. Where the clouds are fluffy pillows perfect for midday naps and the stars twinkle all hours of the day.
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