September is Childhood Cancer Awareness: The Feelings

Episode 15: Childhood Cancer Awareness; The Last Days

Today’s episode is one that will stay with you. It’s Part 4 in our series on Childhood Cancer Awareness and a story about unimaginable loss — and the kind of faith that carries a mother through it. Jennifer opens up about losing her 10-year-old son, Chase, to Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. She takes us through the heartbreak, the questions, and ultimately, the hope that anchored her when everything else fell apart. This conversation isn’t just about grief — it’s about resilience, love, and the quiet strength that faith can bring in our darkest hours. So take a deep breath, settle in, and join us as we explore how one mother found light in the deepest shadow. This is Relative Chaos — and this is her story.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness: The Relationships

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the diagnosis doesn’t just affect one child—it reshapes every relationship around them. Awareness isn’t only about the illness; it’s about seeing the web of love, pain, and resilience that connects families, friends, and communities in the fight for hope.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness: The Feelings

There are moments in life that shake us to our core, moments when the world stops spinning the way it used to. For a mother, one of those moments comes when she hears the words: your child has cancer. In an instant, fear, grief, and uncertainty crash in, and everything familiar feels fragile. The routines of daily life are disrupted by hospital visits, test results, and the quiet ache of watching your child suffer. And yet, within that chaos, there is also an invitation. An invitation to love more deeply than we thought possible. To carry one another when the weight feels unbearable. To step into each other’s pain and hold on with compassion and courage. Today on Relative Chaos, we’re leaning into the tender reality of what it means to be a mother walking through the storm of childhood illness—and how, in the darkest valleys, we are still called to love one another. Because it’s in love, even when it hurts, that we find strength, hope, and the possibility of healing.

Episode 12: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and why we Chase it.

Welcome back to Relative Chaos. This month, September, is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month—a time that means more to us than words can capture. Our journey with childhood cancer began in a whirlwind of fear and uncertainty, when Jennifer's 10-year-old Chase was diagnosed just days after her great nephew ( Karissa's Cousins) received the same life-changing news. In the middle of that storm, we found ourselves searching for answers, for strength, and for a way forward. And as overwhelming as it was, we quickly realized something important: no family should feel like they’re navigating this journey alone. That’s why we talk about it here. We share our story—the chaos, the heartbreak, the resilience, and the hope—not just to raise awareness, but to reach those who might be sitting where we once sat, hearing those words for the first time. In this episode, we’ll explore why we ‘chase it’—why we keep moving forward, fighting for better treatments, supporting families, and shining a light on the realities of childhood cancer. Because awareness leads to action, and action leads to change. So whether you’re here as a parent, a relative, a survivor, or simply someone who cares, thank you for joining us as we turn our chaos into connection, and our story into a source of strength for others."

Episode 11: Who Can It Be Now?

Imagine checking your email and finding a loan statement for a thousand dollars… in your name. Only problem? You never applied for it. Now imagine finding 179 more just like it.” This Episode of Relative Chaos, we’re diving into Karissa's story, whose life turned upside down when someone stole her identity and used it to open loan after loan two days before we left on vacation. What followed was months of stress, financial battles, and the fight to get everything back under control. We also discuss the scam that led her there and other scam tactics that are going around!