Episode 274: AJ’s Mum

Today’s guest, Lorraine’s young son, AJ, had a smile that would light up a room. Although a heart murmur had been noted at birth, it was thought to have resolved. He was growing and feeding well, and Lorraine had no idea that serious heart abnormality was...

Episode 273: Alyce’s Mom

When today’s guest, Izumi, lost her young daughter, Alyce, to cancer, she felt like she had lost her identity as well. Izumi had given up her corporate job during Alyce’s cancer treatment thinking that she would be able to go back after Alyce recovered....

Episode 272: Andrea’s Mom

Today’s guest, Linda, says that her life shattered the day a distracted driver killed her 26-year-old daughter, Andrea. Andrea had been living her dream life. She was happily married and an amazing mother to her 2-year-old son. Andrea was pregnant with their...

Episode 271: AJ’s Mom & Dad

Choose Joy. This is the motto that today’s guests, Jen and David, decided that their family would follow after a prenatal ultrasound showed that their fourth son AJ would be born with not one, but two newborn abnormalities. He had achondroplasia as well as a...

Episode 270: Honoring Your Grief

Since this week’s livestream fell on Veteran’s Day here in the US, it made Gwen and I think about ideas of sacrifice and honor. We set aside this day to honor veterans and the sacrifices that they made while fighting to defend this country. Military awards...