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When you're walking through childhood cancer, life becomes a mix of hospital rooms, brave smiles, and prayers whispered late at night. But sometimes — there’s sunshine, waves, laughter, and a small hand holding yours tightly at the beach. These small, simple moments? They’re everything. Especially for siblings like Skyelar — our glass children, quietly navigating the storm.

The messages arrive like small, glowing birds on the screen of a phone you don’t have the energy to lift. They all say a version of the same sentence... "Let me know if you need anything." It is a well-intentioned, generous, and utterly useless offer. In the landscape of crisis—whether it’s the sterile, beeping world of a hospital ward or the heavy silence of a grieving home—a person’s capacity is the first casualty.

Join Gus Greenslade on a raw and honest journey through fatherhood, childhood cancer, and grief. The Silent Hum Project is a space for stories of resilience, love, and finding strength in vulnerability. A must-read for anyone navigating loss in New Zealand.