by Meg McElwain | Dec 22, 2020 | Cancer Mom, Faith, Grief, Mental Health, Momcologist, Resilience
Mitchell Bays Turner 👼🏻 This photo was taken Christmas 2012✨ Death leaves a hole in your heart that starts to heal as time goes by. The deeper the love for the person, the greater and longer you feel the pain. It gets easier to carry; you just have to keep going. You...
by Meg McElwain | Dec 11, 2020 | Cancer Mom, Grief, Momcologist, Momcology, Philanthropy, Resilience
October 2012 seems like a lifetime ago. Mitchell was 6 months old and had been in treatment for cancer for 3 months. Steroids were part of his drug protocol so that is why he has a “moon face.” He was receiving a blood transfusion in this photo. He had 75 in his...
by Meg McElwain | Oct 28, 2020 | Cancer Mom, Faith, Grief, Life, Momcologist, Momcology, Philanthropy, Resilience
It’s always humbling when someone honors me and Mitchell’s Fund. Thank you to Tiffany & Co. for selecting me as the Hometown Hero for Charlotte. I received a gorgeous, one of a kind sterling silver charm with a diamond engraved on it. I love it! ❤️❤️ A very...
by Meg McElwain | Feb 18, 2020 | Cancer Mom, Faith, Grief, Mental Health, Momcologist, Momcology, Philanthropy, Resilience
The mission of Mitchell’s Fund is to improve the mental well-being of children and families who have experienced trauma. It’s about Mitchell, but also his big brother Frank’s experience dealing with the trauma of his brother’s long illness and death Our family...
by Meg McElwain | Jan 22, 2020 | Cancer Mom, Grief, Mental Health, Momcologist, Momcology, Resilience
Over the holiday, Frank asked for one of the orange “Praying for Mitchell” bracelets that everyone wore when Mitchie was sick. I told him that I only had a few left and I keep them in our safe so nothing can happen to them. He really wanted something that he could...
by Meg McElwain | Dec 20, 2019 | Cancer Mom, Faith, Life, Mental Health, Resilience
One of my goals for the new decade is to step away from and avoid toxic relationships and situations. I am glad to say goodbye to the past decade and plan to move forward by surrounding myself with people who live with integrity, pass less judgement and show more...
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