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My Daughter’s Enucleation and A New Vision

December 31, 2021      Jasmine M.      4 Comments

The day my daughter lost her eye, I lost a part of myself — but I also gained something new. It's been a while since my last post and so much has changed since then. On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 I got the kids ready for school and we rode up to the bus stop. My husband Jeff and our youngest baby were hours away at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and my firstborn son was spending three days without us. He was going off on his first ...

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It Came Back

July 30, 2021      Jasmine M.      10 Comments

On this very day last year, our lives changed forever with this photo. Looking back on the months following, I couldn't see an ending in sight. And then, On May 9, 2021, Sariyah completed all 11 courses of chemotherapy! ...

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Retinoblastoma and A Mother’s Intuition

December 29, 2020      Jasmine M.      3 Comments

As the year 2020 comes to an end, I wanted to share what has been going on these past few months. I've worked in a children's hospital for thirteen years now and there's one word that always trips me up. It's always been the word that I've tip toed around. I've seen the heartache and havoc it wreaks. Yet I've also see the strength and courage it forges. For whatever reason or another I've just always avoided the word. I could have never ...

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Exciting News and My First Video

July 17, 2020      Jasmine M.      2 Comments

I have some exciting news that I have been holding in! A while back I finally ignored my fears and reached out to a local videographer. This is something I have dreamt of doing for a while now. I honestly just felt too afraid, and didn't really know where to start. I told him what I was looking for and he went from there. I wanted a fun family intro + a trailer for my new channel. It was nothing at all like I expected! It was like meeting with ...

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Maybe summer isn’t ruined

June 16, 2020      Jasmine M.      Leave a Comment

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A Letter to My One Year Old Daughter

April 6, 2020      Jasmine M.      1 Comment

Dear Sariyah, It is really hard to believe we are here now, at one year. I mean how?  It seems just like yesterday when those lines immediately showed up on the test. I remember how we were in the middle of already trying to find a bigger home. And you were the greatest testament of faith for me. God whispered your name to me long before it was confirmed. And the meaning behind your name holds so much power.It seems just like yesterday that warm ...

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I just want to start by saying I am so grateful that you are here. I was born and raised in the south, and consume way too much coffee. I’m married to my best friend, and we have 5 kids + 1 hyperactive Weimaraner and a Jack Chi mix! In the summer of 2020, our lives were turned upside down forever —  when our youngest daughter was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma.

We were thrown headfirst into a completely different world. In October 2021 she, unfortunately, had to have her eye removed. She is thriving and inspires me daily to seek joy. I have wrestled in the tension of the unknown and God’s goodness. I’ve seen a darkness so thick with despair I couldn’t see a way out, but the Light always made its way in.

Through the grief, I’ve vowed to do my best to raise more awareness and to advocate for childhood cancer. I’ve shared my daughter’s story with Good Morning America, Today’s Parents, and many other news outlets. 

I believe in sharing our stories because that’s where the connection and healing start. It is my biggest passion to encourage others through my own stories. I don’t have all the answers, fashion, or beauty tips. But what I do have is a deep desire in my soul to bring Jesus all the glory through my story.

I hope to; encourage, uplift, and inspire others to see and live life through the lens of grace. And laugh a little, because sometimes you just need either a good laugh or a cry. I hope you will pull up a chair, kick back, and join me. There’s always a seat at the table for you here!

For more encouragement and daily posts on Sariyah’s journey, you can find me here. -With Love, Jasmine

For collabs or just to chat you can contact me here.

 

 

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