Family Stories and Letters

It’s odd how your heart can still beat when it’s broken. I learned this the day I lost my little brother Corbin to his four-year battle with leukemia. I sat next to Corbin’s bed on his left side, the side closest to his heart, holding his hand…waiting. Our brother [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]