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Keanu’s Korner new essay- BREADCRUMBS
Read Here: www.keanuskorner.org

For Keanu’s birthday (turning 7 in Heaven on Jan 25th), please consider sending a Tribute Gift in his memory, to the research labs where Keanu’s tumor tissue, cord blood and tissue have been distributed. Your impact can help fund the research effort to find cures and save the lives of children with cancer.

💜PPB/DICER 1 Registry ’s Minnesota
💛CHILDREN’S BRAIN TUMOR PROJECT-WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE

https://give.childrensmn.org/page/34886/donate/1?transaction.dirgift=41547%20-%20PPB%20PTATC%20Research%20Program&fbclid=PAVERFWAPfezBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAac2viJ-qZQtpXtgCniVa-7ezgK8ryS-EXB_6nTgVZrvawJwj41AdBJO4c8FZw_aem_VcMTVKe1gW9BDpM9HjazkA

https://engage.weill.cornell.edu/childrens-brain-tumor-project?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAPfenhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadDy44xh726imN6FenruTANTsqziv4zlPvU8DZJB4b8gjmF0YEZbRR97lzuoQ_aem_Ko8LX7hqkOWrFLujICLSiA

🪄The Keanu bracelet by https://tishatrapp.com/products/bracelet-of-the-month

Tisha is also a mom with an autistic son, whose one of a kind creations are magical, just like each bracelet that is named after an amazing autistic child.

Keanu had autism and speech delay. He is remembered for his affectionate hugs, incredible giggles, strong high fives and his favorite color purple, which also happened to be one of the handful of words he could say! The gold represents childhood cancer and his famous gold sneakers that he wore in the hospital during treatment. We hope when wearing this bracelet you feel his Love, Strength and Good Vibes. 🌈🪽💜💛

Proceeds from the August sales of The Keanu bracelet will be donated to , where his tumor tissue was donated for research.

Keanu,
I Love You
I Miss You
And Grateful for your unconditional Love and Encounters
💜 Mommy

You probably didn’t know that July is Bereaved Parents' Month.

That’s okay. Most people don’t.

Honestly, I wish I didn’t.

Because to know what this month means…
you have to have lost a child.

Not just lost them — but kept living without them.

You have to know what it’s like to answer “How many kids do you have?”
and feel that silent ache where their name should go.

You have to know how it feels when the world keeps spinning,
and your world stopped.

Bereaved Parents' Month isn’t about awareness campaigns or hashtags.

It’s about all the things we don’t say out loud.
Like how grief shows up in your body.
How heavy silence can be.
How sometimes you don’t even recognize yourself anymore.

It’s about loving someone who isn’t here,
and learning to live a life they’re not in —
without ever letting them go.

So if you know someone who’s lost a child,
don’t wait for the perfect words.
Just show up.

Say their name. Ask about them. Sit with them in the quiet.

Not just in July.

Always.

This July, don't just scroll. Tag a bereaved parent. Say their child's name. Help us remind the world they mattered — and still do.

I.R.💜

When I lost you, grief arrived with a twin.
One asked that I mourn who you were.
The other,
that I mourn who you could have been.
It's the latter which hurts most.
The parts of your story left untold.
And maybe that's why my heart feels torn in two most days.
Though I'm grateful for every memory, half of me is buried with you.
Gone, but not forgotten.
What's left of me looks for signs. 💜
A message or reminder that your love is still alive.
Life itself seems a bit overcast now.
And maybe it's silly, but every so often, the sun breaks through the clouds, and I say to myself,
"there you are." - J.Raymond

🕯️🪽💜

Nobody really prepares you for this part of grief.

The way you carry love and pain at the same time.
How one moment you’re smiling at a memory, and the next, your chest physically aches for them.

Some days the love feels stronger.
Some days the pain feels heavier.
And some days… you just carry both as best you can and hope the world shows you a little kindness.

I’ve learned there’s no rulebook for this.
No finish line.
Just a heart that holds both — because it has to.

If you’re carrying both today, I’m standing right beside you.
I wish I could take the weight from your shoulders, even for a minute.

💙 Drop a heart if you’re carrying them too. And if you know someone who needs this, please share it with them. It might be the one thing they needed to see today.

I.R.

My First Born is returning to the MS Climb to the Top at Citifield to support me and all those living with MS. Please consider donating to Ayrton’s fundraiser link ➡️ https://events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=734100

Your contribution goes toward critical research to improve the treatment options and quality of life for the MS community and getting us closer to a world free of MS. 🧡

🕯️May 24th marks 1 Year since You entered Heaven’s Playground. We Love You, Miss You and Grateful Beyond Words and Time for having You Shine Your Light on Us. 💜 Mommy, Daddy & Ayrton

***May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month*** in Keanu’s memory please consider sending a donation Children's Brain Tumor Project

🚨new essay on Keanu’s Korner: What’s in a Name? 🆒💨🌄

KeanusKorner.org (🔗 in Bio) is a resource made available to patient families through the CBTP website Children's Brain Tumor Project
which is a dedicated space for bereaved parents with content presented from my perspective, as I connect with my grief of the loss of my youngest son, Kiki 🪽💜🕯️