Katie's mom was diagnosed with cancer when she was thirteen and passed when she was sixteen. Katie then helped raise her brother and watched her dad grieve while trying to get back to normal life.
Katie put her own grief on the backburner to make sure everyone else was ok. She has finally found the space to allow herself to grieve, almost a decade later.
Katie's Take-Away: Give yourself some grace. Don't be so hard on yourself. Be kind and grateful for the moments of joy along your journey.
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