Posts tagged “Fighting for Their Lives”

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Quote card: Their expertise is input. Your judgment is the decision.

Latest PostOctober 15, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Take the Pause

On Angela Lee's podcast, I shared the one thing I most want parents to hear: you are allowed to pause, write your questions down, and ask before you decide.

Quote card: Sometimes someone looks. Sometimes you have to be the one who says, look at me.

October 8, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

What It Means to Be Seen

A letter from my youngest's school got me thinking through a public health lens and as a mom. Being seen starts with someone noticing, and sometimes it starts with you saying, look at me.

Lincoln Memorial at night with the quote: Some fights don't need the right words. They need people who don't look away. Jenn Garofolo, JennsCaregiverNotes

October 1, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

A week that began with the last days of Suicide Prevention Month and ended standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, on what it means to show up for one person, and for a whole community, without needing the right words.

Jenn Garofolo and Deirdre, reconnected after thirty-six years

September 24, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Thirty-Six Years and One Yearbook

A high school basketball teammate resurfaces thirty-six years later, and Jenn discovers how many parallels their lives held, then and now, that neither of them could have seen at seventeen.

September 17, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

The Water Doesn't Boil Forever

For Suicide Prevention Month, a reflection on the crisis our family lived through starting when Daniel was eight, the metaphor that helped us survive it, and where we are now.

September 10, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Putting My Own Oxygen Mask On First

A summer and a year of putting the oxygen mask on first, and what it means to walk into a busy season with grace instead of grinding through it.

July 4, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Letting myself be seen.

I spent years asking the world to truly see my children. Launch week was the moment I finally let it see me.

June 23, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Be the loudest voice in the room.

A line from my book found me this week, not in a hospital room, but on a sidewalk and a stranger's front lawn. A reflection on invisible illness, bullying, and what it really costs to stand up for the people who cannot yet stand up for themselves.

A full room of guests celebrating the launch of Fighting for Their Lives in Back Bay

June 16, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

The Room Was Full.

Over sixty people filled a room in Back Bay to celebrate the launch of Fighting for Their Lives. A recap of the night, a thank you, and a fundraiser for BAGLY.

June 5, 2026Jenn's Caregiver Notes

Winter Night

I bought a painting called Winter Night. There is a swirl in the center like a tornado, and what I learned looking at it is how you find your center again when everything is moving too fast.