PERSPECTIVES FROM FAMILIES WHO GET IT, PLUS TIPS FROM PROFESSIONALS
Raising teenagers is difficult enough. Trying to do so alone is downright exhausting. Add in the complications that come along with a pandemic, and the…
March 18, 2022 marks the 49th birthday of Inheritance of Hope Co-Founder Kristen Grady Milligan. Now, nine years after she passed away, many in our…
Here are the words of our families--the ones living with terminal illness every day: You have to be proactive. I think the one thing we…
Some might argue that “intentional” is by now just a hackneyed buzzword. Still, we use it often at IoH because we think it is one…
You can’t avoid it. So, let’s be honest about scanxiety. Here are some ways that four different families living with terminal illness cope just before…
This is not intended to be advice, but rather a compilation of tips from some of our families. The most important thing we learned is…
Here are some resources we have found that are often helpful to IoH families. Please note that this list was compiled in the summer of…
All your other responsibilities are still here--work, bills, childcare, household chores, family obligations. None of it went away with the unwelcome arrival of illness into…
The old standard “How was your day?” brings eye rolls, maybe an unintelligible grunt, or a monotone one syllable response. What can parents ask to…
Grief takes many forms--in all of us. For children, especially, this can be confusing both to them and to their parents/caregivers. Our goal here is…
