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Navigating Hospital Days: A Journey Through Childhood Cancer
A quiet reflection on the emotional weight of taking a child who cannot speak through chemotherapy and radiation. When understanding meets silence, every hospital corridor becomes a conversation without words—about courage, loss, and love beyond language.
Augustus Greenslade
Nov 195 min read


Finding Your Tribe: The Unseen Strength in a Father’s Grief Community
Fathers often grieve in silence, but community transforms isolation into strength. Finding Your Tribe explores how shared experience, practical support, and collective remembrance can help fathers navigate grief together.
Augustus Greenslade
Oct 284 min read


Navigating the Journey Through Childhood Cancer
When the word cancer enters your family’s life, it feels like the ground beneath you shifts. The journey through childhood cancer is not a straight path. It twists and turns, sometimes smooth, often rocky.
Augustus Greenslade
Oct 74 min read


Between Two Rooms: Fatherhood, Grief, and the Silent Hum
I live between two rooms. One is fluorescent and busy. Nurses murmur. Pumps count time with a red pulse. My son sleeps, a line taped to...
Augustus Greenslade
Sep 203 min read


Why My Son with Childhood Cancer Became Rah Rah: Honouring a Child’s Survival Language
When our son Finley was diagnosed with Wilms tumour, he chose a new name — Rah Rah. In the middle of childhood cancer treatment, this became his way of coping and holding on to his spirit. This is the story of how children create survival strategies, and how as parents we can honour their resilience.
Augustus Greenslade
Sep 182 min read
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