About Carrying June

Hi, I’m Taryn. I live in Maine and I am a mom of three beautiful children. I have two incredible children here on earth and one precious daughter in heaven. 

Writing is a healing journey for me. I began writing when my daughter June died. I found great respite in the craft. In the beginning, my intentions were to write about my daughter before my memory altered past details or simply forgot moments due to the cruel lapse in time from her death. As I wrote, I realized I was writing what I had wanted to read when June died. I wanted other accounts of mothers who were also suffering. I wanted to hear and feel their suffering. I wanted to know I wasn’t the only mother who had brutally lost her daughter to neuroblastoma. I wanted to see what they were doing in their day to day or week to week to survive. Were moms doing better? Was it possible for me to feel joy again one day? Was it possible to find a way to alleviate the nagging anxiety caused by hundreds of days spent in the hospital?

After writing for a year, I decided to offer my writing to the public. I am proud of the work I offer here and I believe it’s reflective of how far I’ve come since June died. My hope is that it might resonate with just one other mom. That it might build community. That it may lead you from the darkness to the light.

I invite you to read my blog if you are someone grieving and/or suffering. If you are a bereaved parent, I hope by reading my blog you walk away not feeling so alone. As we know, it can get complicated sharing feelings, suffering or grief with people in our lives in real time, so I often choose to share mine here where I can leave them on a page and take one more step in the healing direction. Perhaps you will relate to some of my life’s struggles and hopefully not feel so alone in yours. Thank you for visiting my page.

Taryn