Family Stories and Letters
A Brother’s Love
I still remember the day. I cried inside my car for what felt like hours, then finally fell asleep on a park bench. I was hovering between boyhood and manhood, and suddenly, I had to step up and be the strong one for my parents, my siblings, and most [...]
Grit and Grief — Here Come the Holidays
CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS IN GRIEF is like holding your breath when you dive into a pool: Instinctual, scary and over before you know it. At different stages the pain changes. Tears fall either way — with delight and while mourning. It would be easy to dread the season because our [...]
Evan
Jacob's Heart has provided such a great level of comfort, connection, and fun both for Evan and our family. It's an organization that allows our son to feel joy, to connect with other kids that have been through similar experiences and to feel like a "normal" nine year old [...]
Charlie
My name is Sara Moore, and I’m mourning my oldest son Charlie. He died of Diffuse Midline Glioma, a rare, inoperable brain tumor, on August 31, 2018 at 11 years old. I am able to write this letter thanks to the immeasurable love of Jacob’s Heart and their selfless [...]
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